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Brett & Sean Talk Roleplaying GamesTue, 26 Sep 2017 17:05:26 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.2Brett and Sean (BS) are two of your friends talking about roleplaying games and other related topics. Even though we come to you from Wisconsin, the origins of TSR and Dungeons and Dragons, we don't claim to be experts. Our approach is not only light, but it may even make you laugh... OR rip your hair out. <br />Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, GeeksyesBrett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksmr.seanpkelley@gmail.commr.seanpkelley@gmail.com (Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeks)2017Brett & Sean talk about tabletop gaming, mostly roleplaying games, geekery and other related debauchery.Gaming and BS RPG Podcast | Tabletop Roleplaying Game Tips and Advice for Game Masters and Playershttps://gamingandbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/album-art-3000x3000.jpghttps://gamingandbs.com
gamingandbs@gmail.comYesweekly104594953158 Writing versus Running an RPG Adventurehttps://gamingandbs.com/158-writing-versus-running-rpg-adventure/
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:05:26 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1345https://gamingandbs.com/158-writing-versus-running-rpg-adventure/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/158-writing-versus-running-rpg-adventure/feed/0<p>Forrest Aguirre brought this topic to our attention via Twitter. What are the differences between Writing and Running an RPG adventure? So, we brought Forrest onto the show to help Sean and I talk through this. Announcements Event registration for Gamehole Con opens Sept 2nd Evercon – Submissions and Pre-Reg Open! Avalon and Encoded –...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/158-writing-versus-running-rpg-adventure/">158 Writing versus Running an RPG Adventure</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Forrest Aguirre brought this topic to our attention via Twitter. What are the differences between Writing and Running an RPG adventure? So, we brought Forrest onto the show to help Sean and I talk through this.

]]>Forrest Aguirre brought this topic to our attention via Twitter. What are the differences between Writing and Running an RPG adventure? So, we brought Forrest onto the show to help Sean and I talk through this.Forrest Aguirre brought this topic to our attention via Twitter. What are the differences between Writing and Running an RPG adventure? So, we brought Forrest onto the show to help Sean and I talk through this. Announcements Event registration for Gamehole Con opens Sept 2nd Evercon – Submissions and Pre-Reg Open! Avalon and Encoded –...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:25:381345157 Wear and Tear on Arms and Armorhttps://gamingandbs.com/wear-tear-arms-armor-gbs157/
Tue, 19 Sep 2017 17:05:28 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1338https://gamingandbs.com/wear-tear-arms-armor-gbs157/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/wear-tear-arms-armor-gbs157/feed/2<p>For some reason, arms and armor never seem to get “used up” or replaced, unless it’s to get better stuff that we found in a dragon’s horde, pulled off an NPC, or upgraded from the store. Why is that? Is there any reason why we’d want to deal with the bookkeeping for such things? Announcements...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/wear-tear-arms-armor-gbs157/">157 Wear and Tear on Arms and Armor</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>For some reason, arms and armor never seem to get “used up” or replaced, unless it’s to get better stuff that we found in a dragon’s horde, pulled off an NPC, or upgraded from the store. Why is that? Is there any reason why we’d want to deal with the bookkeeping for such things?

]]>For some reason, arms and armor never seem to get “used up” or replaced, unless it’s to get better stuff that we found in a dragon’s horde, pulled off an NPC, or upgraded from the store. Why is that? Is there any reason why we’d want to deal with the b...For some reason, arms and armor never seem to get “used up” or replaced, unless it’s to get better stuff that we found in a dragon’s horde, pulled off an NPC, or upgraded from the store. Why is that? Is there any reason why we’d want to deal with the bookkeeping for such things? Announcements...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:07:191338156 Point Buy Tweakinghttps://gamingandbs.com/point-buy-tweaking-gbs156/
Tue, 12 Sep 2017 17:05:48 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1330https://gamingandbs.com/point-buy-tweaking-gbs156/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/point-buy-tweaking-gbs156/feed/1<p>‘Point buy’ may not be the right words. We talk about buffing a player’s character beyond what is a standard starting point. This works out better in a point-based character progression than a level based one. We’re curious of what you think after hearing this episode. Announcements Event registration for Gamehole Con opens Sept 2nd...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/point-buy-tweaking-gbs156/">156 Point Buy Tweaking</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>‘Point buy’ may not be the right words. We talk about buffing a player’s character beyond what is a standard starting point. This works out better in a point-based character progression than a level based one. We’re curious of what you think after hearing this episode.

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]]>‘Point buy’ may not be the right words. We talk about buffing a player’s character beyond what is a standard starting point. This works out better in a point-based character progression than a level based one.‘Point buy’ may not be the right words. We talk about buffing a player’s character beyond what is a standard starting point. This works out better in a point-based character progression than a level based one. We’re curious of what you think after hearing this episode. Announcements Event registration for Gamehole Con opens Sept 2nd...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes59:391330155 Brett’s Recent RPG Mistakeshttps://gamingandbs.com/bretts-recent-rpg-mistakes-gbs155/
Wed, 06 Sep 2017 05:03:40 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1321https://gamingandbs.com/bretts-recent-rpg-mistakes-gbs155/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/bretts-recent-rpg-mistakes-gbs155/feed/3<p>We all make mistakes in our rpg’s and Brett is not immune. He comes to the table and confronts those mishaps in hopes of becoming a better game master. Meanwhile, Sean lends an open ear and helps console the fragile Brett. Announcements Event registration for Gamehole Con opened – shit is getting real! Evercon –...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/bretts-recent-rpg-mistakes-gbs155/">155 Brett’s Recent RPG Mistakes</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We all make mistakes in our rpg’s and Brett is not immune. He comes to the table and confronts those mishaps in hopes of becoming a better game master. Meanwhile, Sean lends an open ear and helps console the fragile Brett.

]]>We all make mistakes in our rpg’s and Brett is not immune. He comes to the table and confronts those mishaps in hopes of becoming a better game master. Meanwhile, Sean lends an open ear and helps console the fragile Brett.We all make mistakes in our rpg’s and Brett is not immune. He comes to the table and confronts those mishaps in hopes of becoming a better game master. Meanwhile, Sean lends an open ear and helps console the fragile Brett. Announcements Event registration for Gamehole Con opened – shit is getting real! Evercon –...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:09:431321154 Player Series – Games With No Classeshttps://gamingandbs.com/player-series-games-with-no-classes-gbs154/
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 17:05:36 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1313https://gamingandbs.com/player-series-games-with-no-classes-gbs154/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/player-series-games-with-no-classes-gbs154/feed/2<p>How to make a character in a game with no classes. I think this merits a discussion as players new to this style of game often have difficulties forming a concept. Thanks to Tony Baker for the topic. Announcements Sean was at Geekcon in MSN Event registration for Gamehole Con opens Sept 2nd Avalon and...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/player-series-games-with-no-classes-gbs154/">154 Player Series – Games With No Classes</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>How to make a character in a game with no classes. I think this merits a discussion as players new to this style of game often have difficulties forming a concept. Thanks to Tony Baker for the topic.

]]>How to make a character in a game with no classes. I think this merits a discussion as players new to this style of game often have difficulties forming a concept. Thanks to Tony Baker for the topic. Announcements Sean was at Geekcon in MSN Event regi...How to make a character in a game with no classes. I think this merits a discussion as players new to this style of game often have difficulties forming a concept. Thanks to Tony Baker for the topic. Announcements Sean was at Geekcon in MSN Event registration for Gamehole Con opens Sept 2nd Avalon and...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:04:591313153 Gaming with the Feelshttps://gamingandbs.com/getting-feels-gbs153/
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 17:05:06 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1308https://gamingandbs.com/getting-feels-gbs153/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/getting-feels-gbs153/feed/2<p>Gaming with the feels, aka emotional bleed. There are times when the story is deep and rich, the interactions with NPC’s is turned up to eleven and we become immersed in play. Emotions will heighten and inevitably impact the game and the players. We banter about the feels that come with rpg gaming. Announcements Sean...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/getting-feels-gbs153/">153 Gaming with the Feels</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Gaming with the feels, aka emotional bleed. There are times when the story is deep and rich, the interactions with NPC’s is turned up to eleven and we become immersed in play. Emotions will heighten and inevitably impact the game and the players. We banter about the feels that come with rpg gaming.

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Sean and his wife are alive from a frightful motorcycle accident.

Event registration for Gamehole Con coming to masses on September 2nd, 2017.

]]>Gaming with the feels, aka emotional bleed. There are times when the story is deep and rich, the interactions with NPC’s is turned up to eleven and we become immersed in play. Emotions will heighten and inevitably impact the game and the players.Gaming with the feels, aka emotional bleed. There are times when the story is deep and rich, the interactions with NPC’s is turned up to eleven and we become immersed in play. Emotions will heighten and inevitably impact the game and the players. We banter about the feels that come with rpg gaming. Announcements Sean...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes58:191308No New Show, Explanation and Thank You!https://gamingandbs.com/thank-you-rerun/
Thu, 17 Aug 2017 03:39:08 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1304https://gamingandbs.com/thank-you-rerun/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/thank-you-rerun/feed/2<p>No new episode this week?!! Gasp! Well, let me explain while also extend a thank you to all of you. After a brief explanation we’ll be rewinding it back to September 17th, 2014.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/thank-you-rerun/">No New Show, Explanation and Thank You!</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>No new episode this week?!! Gasp! Well, let me explain while also extend a thank you to all of you. After a brief explanation we’ll be rewinding it back to September 17th, 2014.

]]>No new episode this week?!! Gasp! Well, let me explain while also extend a thank you to all of you. After a brief explanation we’ll be rewinding it back to September 17th, 2014.No new episode this week?!! Gasp! Well, let me explain while also extend a thank you to all of you. After a brief explanation we’ll be rewinding it back to September 17th, 2014.Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:17:051304152 Getting Back Into The Hobbyhttps://gamingandbs.com/getting-back-hobby-gbs152/
Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:05:00 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1296https://gamingandbs.com/getting-back-hobby-gbs152/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/getting-back-hobby-gbs152/feed/0<p>We’re glad you’re getting back to rpg’ing. It’s never too late. We try to settle your nerves with words of encouragement…and maybe some advice. Announcements Event registration for Gamehole Con opens Sept 2nd Avalon KS – Looking at Sept/Oct 2017 star Random Encounter Feedback on last episode 151 Back to NPC’s on G+ to include feedback...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/getting-back-hobby-gbs152/">152 Getting Back Into The Hobby</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We’re glad you’re getting back to rpg’ing. It’s never too late. We try to settle your nerves with words of encouragement…and maybe some advice.

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Event registration for Gamehole Con opens Sept 2nd

Avalon KS – Looking at Sept/Oct 2017 star

Random Encounter

Feedback on last episode 151 Back to NPC’s on G+ to include feedback from Michael Parker and Jim Fitzpatrick. Will Thorpe emails us about mass combat. Goblins Henchmen sums up feedback from a few episodes.

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]]>We’re glad you’re getting back to rpg’ing. It’s never too late. We try to settle your nerves with words of encouragement…and maybe some advice. Announcements Event registration for Gamehole Con opens Sept 2nd Avalon KS – Looking at Sept/Oct 2017 star R...We’re glad you’re getting back to rpg’ing. It’s never too late. We try to settle your nerves with words of encouragement…and maybe some advice. Announcements Event registration for Gamehole Con opens Sept 2nd Avalon KS – Looking at Sept/Oct 2017 star Random Encounter Feedback on last episode 151 Back to NPC’s on G+ to include feedback...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:28:271296151 Back to NPC’shttps://gamingandbs.com/back-to-npcs-gbs151/
Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:05:00 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1287https://gamingandbs.com/back-to-npcs-gbs151/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/back-to-npcs-gbs151/feed/2<p>We go back to NPC’s because we wanted to chat about why it’s important to have non-player characters with personality. Announcements Sponsor: Gamehole Con Avalon Kickstarter still being kicked around. <= see what we did there? Random Encounter Discussion around episode 150 Mega Dungeons includes feedback from Stephen Dragonspawn, Crimfan, On G+ – Jared Rasher, Michael Parker,...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/back-to-npcs-gbs151/">151 Back to NPC’s</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We go back to NPC’s because we wanted to chat about why it’s important to have non-player characters with personality.

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]]>We go back to NPC’s because we wanted to chat about why it’s important to have non-player characters with personality. Announcements Sponsor: Gamehole Con Avalon Kickstarter still being kicked around. <= see what we did there?We go back to NPC’s because we wanted to chat about why it’s important to have non-player characters with personality. Announcements Sponsor: Gamehole Con Avalon Kickstarter still being kicked around. <= see what we did there? Random Encounter Discussion around episode 150 Mega Dungeons includes feedback from Stephen Dragonspawn, Crimfan, On G+ – Jared Rasher, Michael Parker,...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:04:381287150 Mega Dungeonshttps://gamingandbs.com/mega-dungeons-gbs150/
Tue, 25 Jul 2017 17:05:45 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1281https://gamingandbs.com/mega-dungeons-gbs150/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/mega-dungeons-gbs150/feed/3<p>Mega dungeons, you know, the big ones. There’s Undermountain, Castle Greyhawk, Barrowmaze and many more. We talk about ’em. Announcements 28 games being run by friends of ours at Gamehole Con. Board and card games are also welcome. More talk about Brett’s Avalon setting. Random Encounter All comments this week are about episode 149 – Time...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/mega-dungeons-gbs150/">150 Mega Dungeons</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Mega dungeons, you know, the big ones. There’s Undermountain, Castle Greyhawk, Barrowmaze and many more. We talk about ’em.

Announcements

28 games being run by friends of ours at Gamehole Con. Board and card games are also welcome.

More talk about Brett’s Avalon setting.

Random Encounter

All comments this week are about episode 149 – Time Lapse Between Game Sessions.

From Mark Tasaka, I created a Mutant Crawl Classics zero-level character generator. It’s totally free to use, and is found through the following link: http://www.oldschooladventures.org/mcc/ The generator will allow MCC judges and players to print out batches of randomly generated zero-level characters for MCC character funnels, etc.

Christopher Grey points out Cthulhu Wars kickstarterCthulhu Wars is the premier horror strategy game with high quality miniatures and great competitive gameplay and tactics.

Ray Otus provides us with Arnoldus Montanus’ New and Unknown World (1671) A selection of from the 125 copper engravings featured in Dutch explorer, missionary, and theologian Arnoldus Montanus’ monumental De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld (1671).

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]]>Mega dungeons, you know, the big ones. There’s Undermountain, Castle Greyhawk, Barrowmaze and many more. We talk about ’em. Announcements 28 games being run by friends of ours at Gamehole Con. Board and card games are also welcome.Mega dungeons, you know, the big ones. There’s Undermountain, Castle Greyhawk, Barrowmaze and many more. We talk about ’em. Announcements 28 games being run by friends of ours at Gamehole Con. Board and card games are also welcome. More talk about Brett’s Avalon setting. Random Encounter All comments this week are about episode 149 – Time...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:06:361281149 Lapse Between Game Sessionshttps://gamingandbs.com/lapse-game-sessions-gbs149/
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 17:05:46 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1277https://gamingandbs.com/lapse-game-sessions-gbs149/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/lapse-game-sessions-gbs149/feed/2<p>More commentary on this one. Some of us have consistent weekly games and some of us play with a group every few months. We share our experiences with how frequent we play. Announcements Sponsor – Gamehole Con Thanks Ray Otis for doing up the Zip Zaps art! Random Encounter Unveiling the Mystery Crimfan writes Peter...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/lapse-game-sessions-gbs149/">149 Lapse Between Game Sessions</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>More commentary on this one. Some of us have consistent weekly games and some of us play with a group every few months. We share our experiences with how frequent we play.

Eli Kurtz puts out a Micro RPG based on his 2017 200-Word RPG Challenge. You are the master of a clan of ninja, sworn to enmity against a rival clan since ancient times. Upon fields of battle strewn with caltrops, you have clashed countless times over the centuries. Only the gods and the kami have served as witnesses to your secret war. Finally, the end draws near. When the dust settles, only one ninja master will remain. Caltrops!

Jared Rasher called out that Schwalb Entertainment posts a list of where you can find spells, paths, ancestries, and monsters on their website from time to time when new products come out for Shadow of the Demon Lord

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]]>More commentary on this one. Some of us have consistent weekly games and some of us play with a group every few months. We share our experiences with how frequent we play. Announcements Sponsor – Gamehole Con Thanks Ray Otis for doing up the Zip Zaps a...More commentary on this one. Some of us have consistent weekly games and some of us play with a group every few months. We share our experiences with how frequent we play. Announcements Sponsor – Gamehole Con Thanks Ray Otis for doing up the Zip Zaps art! Random Encounter Unveiling the Mystery Crimfan writes Peter...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:09:581277148 Unveiling the Mysteryhttps://gamingandbs.com/unveiling-mystery-gbs148/
Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:05:10 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1268https://gamingandbs.com/unveiling-mystery-gbs148/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/unveiling-mystery-gbs148/feed/2<p>Mystery, or the unknown, is a good trope to incorporate into your RPG. But, how far do you go before the players hit a brick wall of frustration and don’t know what to do or what path to pursue? Inspired by an email to us from Michael Drescher, we take a stab at providing some...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/unveiling-mystery-gbs148/">148 Unveiling the Mystery</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Mystery, or the unknown, is a good trope to incorporate into your RPG. But, how far do you go before the players hit a brick wall of frustration and don’t know what to do or what path to pursue? Inspired by an email to us from Michael Drescher, we take a stab at providing some advice.

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]]>Mystery, or the unknown, is a good trope to incorporate into your RPG. But, how far do you go before the players hit a brick wall of frustration and don’t know what to do or what path to pursue? Inspired by an email to us from Michael Drescher,Mystery, or the unknown, is a good trope to incorporate into your RPG. But, how far do you go before the players hit a brick wall of frustration and don’t know what to do or what path to pursue? Inspired by an email to us from Michael Drescher, we take a stab at providing some...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:13:161268147 Mass Combathttps://gamingandbs.com/mass-combat-gbs147/
Tue, 04 Jul 2017 17:05:43 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1262https://gamingandbs.com/mass-combat-gbs147/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/mass-combat-gbs147/feed/3<p>Mass combat, we’re not talking specific rules or mechanics. More high level than that. We explain our definition and the tie into miniature war games. A topic suggested by Gabe Dybing. Announcements OSR Contest Winners! Random Encounter Blake Ryan, Crimfan, Bill Durfy, Stacie Winters and Steve Orlik emails us about episode 146 on Tactical Combat...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/mass-combat-gbs147/">147 Mass Combat</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Mass combat, we’re not talking specific rules or mechanics. More high level than that. We explain our definition and the tie into miniature war games. A topic suggested by Gabe Dybing.

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]]>Mass combat, we’re not talking specific rules or mechanics. More high level than that. We explain our definition and the tie into miniature war games. A topic suggested by Gabe Dybing. Announcements OSR Contest Winners! Random Encounter Blake Ryan,Mass combat, we’re not talking specific rules or mechanics. More high level than that. We explain our definition and the tie into miniature war games. A topic suggested by Gabe Dybing. Announcements OSR Contest Winners! Random Encounter Blake Ryan, Crimfan, Bill Durfy, Stacie Winters and Steve Orlik emails us about episode 146 on Tactical Combat...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:13:101262146 Tips for Tactical Combathttps://gamingandbs.com/tips-tactical-combat-gbs146/
Tue, 27 Jun 2017 17:05:41 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1257https://gamingandbs.com/tips-tactical-combat-gbs146/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/tips-tactical-combat-gbs146/feed/1<p>Are your players neutralizing your combat encounters in rpg’s quicker than you can say “save or die”? Well our friend Walt has just those players. But fear not, Walt! We’ll give you some tips on how to beef up a tactical encounter so it’s challenging for your players! Announcements Want to run games under our...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/tips-tactical-combat-gbs146/">146 Tips for Tactical Combat</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Are your players neutralizing your combat encounters in rpg’s quicker than you can say “save or die”? Well our friend Walt has just those players. But fear not, Walt! We’ll give you some tips on how to beef up a tactical encounter so it’s challenging for your players!

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Want to run games under our banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open! Let us know what you’d like to run.

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Damn the Man, Save the Music! Kickstarter. A roleplaying game about music, growing up, and dreaming big in a world that wants to make you small. 23 days to go after this show drops on June 27, 2017. Thanks Evan Rowland for letting us know.

The Graveyards of Lovecraft Country: A Preview a project by Bret Kramer

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]]>Are your players neutralizing your combat encounters in rpg’s quicker than you can say “save or die”? Well our friend Walt has just those players. But fear not, Walt! We’ll give you some tips on how to beef up a tactical encounter so it’s challenging f...Are your players neutralizing your combat encounters in rpg’s quicker than you can say “save or die”? Well our friend Walt has just those players. But fear not, Walt! We’ll give you some tips on how to beef up a tactical encounter so it’s challenging for your players! Announcements Want to run games under our...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:18:571257145 Pregen or Roll Your Ownhttps://gamingandbs.com/pregen-roll-gbs145/
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:05:19 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1248https://gamingandbs.com/pregen-roll-gbs145/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/pregen-roll-gbs145/feed/2<p>Pregens are good for one shots and con games. Roll your own pc is good for campaigns, but what if you flip it? Is there a time when pregens could be used for an rpg campaign? :gasp: How about rolling up characters for a convention game or one shot? Announcements Want to run games under...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/pregen-roll-gbs145/">145 Pregen or Roll Your Own</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Pregens are good for one shots and con games. Roll your own pc is good for campaigns, but what if you flip it? Is there a time when pregens could be used for an rpg campaign? :gasp: How about rolling up characters for a convention game or one shot?

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Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open! So let us know what you’d like to run

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]]>Pregens are good for one shots and con games. Roll your own pc is good for campaigns, but what if you flip it? Is there a time when pregens could be used for an rpg campaign? :gasp: How about rolling up characters for a convention game or one shot?Pregens are good for one shots and con games. Roll your own pc is good for campaigns, but what if you flip it? Is there a time when pregens could be used for an rpg campaign? :gasp: How about rolling up characters for a convention game or one shot? Announcements Want to run games under...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:02:321248144 Character Developmenthttps://gamingandbs.com/character-development-gbs144/
Tue, 13 Jun 2017 17:05:12 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1239https://gamingandbs.com/character-development-gbs144/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/character-development-gbs144/feed/1<p>As part of a character concept, we pose different questions you can ask yourself when creating your player character. Inspired by feedback on our player series from Jim Fitzpatrick. Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open! So let us know what you’d like to run Brett in Origins this...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/character-development-gbs144/">144 Character Development</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>As part of a character concept, we pose different questions you can ask yourself when creating your player character. Inspired by feedback on our player series from Jim Fitzpatrick.

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]]>As part of a character concept, we pose different questions you can ask yourself when creating your player character. Inspired by feedback on our player series from Jim Fitzpatrick. Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole?As part of a character concept, we pose different questions you can ask yourself when creating your player character. Inspired by feedback on our player series from Jim Fitzpatrick. Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open! So let us know what you’d like to run Brett in Origins this...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:01:581239143 Kids Track at Conshttps://gamingandbs.com/kids-track-cons-gbs143/
Tue, 06 Jun 2017 17:05:40 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1233https://gamingandbs.com/kids-track-cons-gbs143/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/kids-track-cons-gbs143/feed/0<p>We have Alex Kammer, Director of Gamehole Con, come on so we can ask him about the kids track that they have in place for this year’s event. Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open! So let us know what you’d like to run Brett in Origins What’s the...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/kids-track-cons-gbs143/">143 Kids Track at Cons</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We have Alex Kammer, Director of Gamehole Con, come on so we can ask him about the kids track that they have in place for this year’s event.

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]]>We have Alex Kammer, Director of Gamehole Con, come on so we can ask him about the kids track that they have in place for this year’s event. Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open!We have Alex Kammer, Director of Gamehole Con, come on so we can ask him about the kids track that they have in place for this year’s event. Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open! So let us know what you’d like to run Brett in Origins What’s the...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:10:221233142 Supernatural Horror and Mysteryhttps://gamingandbs.com/supernatural-horror-mystery-gbs142/
Tue, 30 May 2017 17:05:28 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1225https://gamingandbs.com/supernatural-horror-mystery-gbs142/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/supernatural-horror-mystery-gbs142/feed/1<p>Chris Lange wrote us: “…my question is, when your players know they are playing a supernatural horror game, what are some ways to rend their understanding of the world, to, hopefully, make them uncomfortable due to lack of understanding the world, much as their characters should be feeling.” Random Encounter Jared Rascher comments on Ep...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/supernatural-horror-mystery-gbs142/">142 Supernatural Horror and Mystery</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Chris Lange wrote us: “…my question is, when your players know they are playing a supernatural horror game, what are some ways to rend their understanding of the world, to, hopefully, make them uncomfortable due to lack of understanding the world, much as their characters should be feeling.”

]]>Chris Lange wrote us: “…my question is, when your players know they are playing a supernatural horror game, what are some ways to rend their understanding of the world, to, hopefully, make them uncomfortable due to lack of understanding the world,Chris Lange wrote us: “…my question is, when your players know they are playing a supernatural horror game, what are some ways to rend their understanding of the world, to, hopefully, make them uncomfortable due to lack of understanding the world, much as their characters should be feeling.” Random Encounter Jared Rascher comments on Ep...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:00:161225141 Super Villainshttps://gamingandbs.com/super-villains-gbs141/
Tue, 23 May 2017 17:05:37 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1215https://gamingandbs.com/super-villains-gbs141/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/super-villains-gbs141/feed/1<p>Super villains and ultimate baddies in role-playing games can be all full of cliches. Inspired by listener George S., we talk about those trope and maybe give you some ideas on how to make them better. Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open! So let us know what you’d...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/super-villains-gbs141/">141 Super Villains</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Super villains and ultimate baddies in role-playing games can be all full of cliches. Inspired by listener George S., we talk about those trope and maybe give you some ideas on how to make them better.

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]]>Super villains and ultimate baddies in role-playing games can be all full of cliches. Inspired by listener George S., we talk about those trope and maybe give you some ideas on how to make them better. Announcements Want to run games under our Banner a...Super villains and ultimate baddies in role-playing games can be all full of cliches. Inspired by listener George S., we talk about those trope and maybe give you some ideas on how to make them better. Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open! So let us know what you’d...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:01:291215140 Player Series – Thieves & Rogueshttps://gamingandbs.com/player-series-thieves-rogues-gbs140/
Tue, 16 May 2017 17:05:36 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1208https://gamingandbs.com/player-series-thieves-rogues-gbs140/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/player-series-thieves-rogues-gbs140/feed/3<p>We talk about playing thieves and rogues. Be it sneaky sneak thieves, trap detector and disabler, swashbuckler Robin Hood Musketeer type or even scoundrels, it’s all about the sinister class of the thief. Or shall we say rogue? Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open! So let us know what...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/player-series-thieves-rogues-gbs140/">140 Player Series – Thieves & Rogues</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We talk about playing thieves and rogues. Be it sneaky sneak thieves, trap detector and disabler, swashbuckler Robin Hood Musketeer type or even scoundrels, it’s all about the sinister class of the thief. Or shall we say rogue?

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Azrael Arocha shares a youtube playlist of Free instrumental music from a Spanish speaking composer for your gaming tables!!!

New project from Charles White from Fabled Environments and Yellow Piece Games comes Buccaneer: Through Hell and High Water. Setting for Savage Worlds. Kickstarter starts the day this dropped May 16, 2017

]]>We talk about playing thieves and rogues. Be it sneaky sneak thieves, trap detector and disabler, swashbuckler Robin Hood Musketeer type or even scoundrels, it’s all about the sinister class of the thief. Or shall we say rogue?We talk about playing thieves and rogues. Be it sneaky sneak thieves, trap detector and disabler, swashbuckler Robin Hood Musketeer type or even scoundrels, it’s all about the sinister class of the thief. Or shall we say rogue? Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open! So let us know what...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:15:191208139 Building Stuff in RPG’shttps://gamingandbs.com/building-stuff-rpgs-gbs139/
Tue, 09 May 2017 17:05:44 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1198https://gamingandbs.com/building-stuff-rpgs-gbs139/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/building-stuff-rpgs-gbs139/feed/1<p>Building, or creating, things in role-playing games. It could be a keep, a kingdom or magic items. Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open! So let us know what you’d like to run Brett in Origins next month Old School Encounter Contest! – Hobbs and Friends of the OSR...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/building-stuff-rpgs-gbs139/">139 Building Stuff in RPG’s</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Building, or creating, things in role-playing games. It could be a keep, a kingdom or magic items.

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]]>Building, or creating, things in role-playing games. It could be a keep, a kingdom or magic items. Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open! So let us know what you’d like to run Brett in Origins next month Old...Building, or creating, things in role-playing games. It could be a keep, a kingdom or magic items. Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open! So let us know what you’d like to run Brett in Origins next month Old School Encounter Contest! – Hobbs and Friends of the OSR...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:10:191198138 Skills Gamehttps://gamingandbs.com/skills-game-gbs138/
Tue, 02 May 2017 17:05:23 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1179https://gamingandbs.com/skills-game-gbs138/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/skills-game-gbs138/feed/1<p>Some rpg systems have skills list for player characters. Examples of these are 3.x and 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons, GURPS, Champions, Basic Role-Playing, and quite a few more. Whereas there are some older games as well as some modern OSR-based games that do not have skills inherently built into the system. Non-skill based systems abstract it...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/skills-game-gbs138/">138 Skills Game</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Some rpg systems have skills list for player characters. Examples of these are 3.x and 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons, GURPS, Champions, Basic Role-Playing, and quite a few more. Whereas there are some older games as well as some modern OSR-based games that do not have skills inherently built into the system. Non-skill based systems abstract it out through the use of ability checks or even using character backgrounds – something Dungeon Crawl Classics does. We talk our preference.

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]]>Some rpg systems have skills list for player characters. Examples of these are 3.x and 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons, GURPS, Champions, Basic Role-Playing, and quite a few more. Whereas there are some older games as well as some modern OSR-based gam...Some rpg systems have skills list for player characters. Examples of these are 3.x and 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons, GURPS, Champions, Basic Role-Playing, and quite a few more. Whereas there are some older games as well as some modern OSR-based games that do not have skills inherently built into the system. Non-skill based systems abstract it...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:11:381179137 Session Zerohttps://gamingandbs.com/session-zero-gbs137/
Tue, 25 Apr 2017 17:05:53 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1173https://gamingandbs.com/session-zero-gbs137/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/session-zero-gbs137/feed/2<p>Session zero, we talk about how we handle it for our games. We don’t cover every detail, and you will find ways unique to your games and gaming style. Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open! Brett is going to Origins in June Random Encounter Comments about player facing...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/session-zero-gbs137/">137 Session Zero</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Session zero, we talk about how we handle it for our games. We don’t cover every detail, and you will find ways unique to your games and gaming style.

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]]>Session zero, we talk about how we handle it for our games. We don’t cover every detail, and you will find ways unique to your games and gaming style. Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open!Session zero, we talk about how we handle it for our games. We don’t cover every detail, and you will find ways unique to your games and gaming style. Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open! Brett is going to Origins in June Random Encounter Comments about player facing...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:09:531173136 Player Facing Die Rollshttps://gamingandbs.com/player-facing-die-rolls-gbs136/
Tue, 18 Apr 2017 17:05:45 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1168https://gamingandbs.com/player-facing-die-rolls-gbs136/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/player-facing-die-rolls-gbs136/feed/1<p>Player facing die rolls. Do they fix something that is missing from some tabletop rpg’s? Spurred by listener, Ace’s, email we talk about why we do or don’t like them. We hit a goal on Patreon so you’ll hear Sean show off his accent skills. Announcements Sponsor: Gamehole Con 2017 registration is now open! Thank you...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/player-facing-die-rolls-gbs136/">136 Player Facing Die Rolls</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Player facing die rolls. Do they fix something that is missing from some tabletop rpg’s? Spurred by listener, Ace’s, email we talk about why we do or don’t like them.

We hit a goal on Patreon so you’ll hear Sean show off his accent skills.

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]]>Player facing die rolls. Do they fix something that is missing from some tabletop rpg’s? Spurred by listener, Ace’s, email we talk about why we do or don’t like them. We hit a goal on Patreon so you’ll hear Sean show off his accent skills.Player facing die rolls. Do they fix something that is missing from some tabletop rpg’s? Spurred by listener, Ace’s, email we talk about why we do or don’t like them. We hit a goal on Patreon so you’ll hear Sean show off his accent skills. Announcements Sponsor: Gamehole Con 2017 registration is now open! Thank you...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes54:311168135 Learning A New Gamehttps://gamingandbs.com/learning-new-game-gbs135/
Tue, 11 Apr 2017 17:05:07 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1162https://gamingandbs.com/learning-new-game-gbs135/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/learning-new-game-gbs135/feed/2<p>Learning a new game, there’s a few ways to approach an rpg. The obvious way is to read the book. There can be other ways, certainly. 00:01:18 Announcements Gamehole Con event submission opens April 16th 2017 for the Nov 2017 show Evercon 2018 dates – Jan 5 – 7 2018 00:04:16 Random Encounter Voice mail...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/learning-new-game-gbs135/">135 Learning A New Game</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Learning a new game, there’s a few ways to approach an rpg. The obvious way is to read the book. There can be other ways, certainly.

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Documentary about Abantey the RPG, a documentary about after school and summer camp run by Rebecca Thomas, teaching kids interactive storytelling game.

The Bodhana Group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that advocates the use of tabletop gaming as a directed therapeutic and clinical practice that can benefit personal growth as well as enhance social and educational services to individuals and families.

]]>Learning a new game, there’s a few ways to approach an rpg. The obvious way is to read the book. There can be other ways, certainly. 00:01:18 Announcements Gamehole Con event submission opens April 16th 2017 for the Nov 2017 show Evercon 2018 dates – J...Learning a new game, there’s a few ways to approach an rpg. The obvious way is to read the book. There can be other ways, certainly. 00:01:18 Announcements Gamehole Con event submission opens April 16th 2017 for the Nov 2017 show Evercon 2018 dates – Jan 5 – 7 2018 00:04:16 Random Encounter Voice mail...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1162134 Speaking Cypher Systemhttps://gamingandbs.com/speaking-cypher-system-gbs134/
Tue, 04 Apr 2017 17:05:41 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1143https://gamingandbs.com/speaking-cypher-system-gbs134/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/speaking-cypher-system-gbs134/feed/0<p>We invite Darcy and Troy from the Cypher Speak podcast to come on and educate us on, what else, the Cypher System rpg by Monte Cook games! How does it all work? What are the upsides of the system? There’s player facing die rolls, GM intrusions, cyphers and much more. Find more of about our...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/speaking-cypher-system-gbs134/">134 Speaking Cypher System</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We invite Darcy and Troy from the Cypher Speak podcast to come on and educate us on, what else, the Cypher System rpg by Monte Cook games! How does it all work? What are the upsides of the system? There’s player facing die rolls, GM intrusions, cyphers and much more. Find more of about our guests on twitter, DarcyLRoss and TroyP232.

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Bloodlines & Black Magic by Stormbunny Studios is a modern, supernatural campaign setting designed to be forward compatible with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. It uses classes from The Advanced Class Guide and Occult Adventures, shaping them to fit a darker, modern world. Kickstarter happening now April 4th and wraps up April 15th.

From Matt Bohnhoff: Here’s a news article that has ALL the indications of an adventure. A lost civilization so ancient it has no name. A legend of a city abandoned after it was cursed. A flesh-eating parasite contacted by the archeologists who found it. What else might you players dig up in the City of the Monkey God?

]]>We invite Darcy and Troy from the Cypher Speak podcast to come on and educate us on, what else, the Cypher System rpg by Monte Cook games! How does it all work? What are the upsides of the system? There’s player facing die rolls, GM intrusions,We invite Darcy and Troy from the Cypher Speak podcast to come on and educate us on, what else, the Cypher System rpg by Monte Cook games! How does it all work? What are the upsides of the system? There’s player facing die rolls, GM intrusions, cyphers and much more. Find more of about our...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:52:561143133 Dynamics of Game Conshttps://gamingandbs.com/dynamics-game-cons-gbs133/
Tue, 28 Mar 2017 17:05:27 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1139https://gamingandbs.com/dynamics-game-cons-gbs133/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/dynamics-game-cons-gbs133/feed/0<p>Recorded at Gary Con 2017, we talk a bit about our experience at the con as well as the dynamics of game conventions. Sorry, not Random Encounter or Die Roll this week.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/dynamics-game-cons-gbs133/">133 Dynamics of Game Cons</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Recorded at Gary Con 2017, we talk a bit about our experience at the con as well as the dynamics of game conventions. Sorry, not Random Encounter or Die Roll this week.

]]>Recorded at Gary Con 2017, we talk a bit about our experience at the con as well as the dynamics of game conventions. Sorry, not Random Encounter or Die Roll this week.Recorded at Gary Con 2017, we talk a bit about our experience at the con as well as the dynamics of game conventions. Sorry, not Random Encounter or Die Roll this week.Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes47:251139132 Player Series – Clericshttps://gamingandbs.com/player-series-clerics-gbs132/
Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:05:07 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1134https://gamingandbs.com/player-series-clerics-gbs132/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/player-series-clerics-gbs132/feed/4<p>Another entry into our Player Series, this week we talk about clerics. Strengths, weaknesses, how to play them and how they are servants of a deity or ideal. Announcements Gary Con is upon us Sean is on future episode of Hobbs and Friends of the OSR Random Encounter 3:50 Matt Bohnhoff comments on voices Edwin...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/player-series-clerics-gbs132/">132 Player Series – Clerics</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Another entry into our Player Series, this week we talk about clerics. Strengths, weaknesses, how to play them and how they are servants of a deity or ideal.

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Sean is on future episode of Hobbs and Friends of the OSR

Random Encounter

3:50

Matt Bohnhoff comments on voices

Edwin outlines some details about random encounters shaping elements of your game

]]>Another entry into our Player Series, this week we talk about clerics. Strengths, weaknesses, how to play them and how they are servants of a deity or ideal. Announcements Gary Con is upon us Sean is on future episode of Hobbs and Friends of the OSR Ra...Another entry into our Player Series, this week we talk about clerics. Strengths, weaknesses, how to play them and how they are servants of a deity or ideal. Announcements Gary Con is upon us Sean is on future episode of Hobbs and Friends of the OSR Random Encounter 3:50 Matt Bohnhoff comments on voices Edwin...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:13:511134131 Who Runs The RPG?https://gamingandbs.com/who-runs-the-rpg-gbs131/
Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:05:08 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1130https://gamingandbs.com/who-runs-the-rpg-gbs131/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/who-runs-the-rpg-gbs131/feed/0<p>Spurred by listener Steve Orlik, his original email to us follows Hello BS-ers! I have a question/possible topic for you. I’m wondering what your thoughts are on who really controls the game, the gm or the players. I guess this is geared more towards Brett since we all know Sean has that train thing going...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/who-runs-the-rpg-gbs131/">131 Who Runs The RPG?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Spurred by listener Steve Orlik, his original email to us follows

Hello BS-ers! I have a question/possible topic for you. I’m wondering what your thoughts are on who really controls the game, the gm or the players. I guess this is geared more towards Brett since we all know Sean has that train thing going on.

As a gm and a player, I prefer my games to be story rich and role play heavy. I prepared the current campaign I’m running to be just that. Unfortunately, the players at the table just won’t take it there. One of the players is more concerned with being the class clown at the table, cracking jokes and other shenanigans. Another is too busy playing host, making coffee, grabbing snacks, and constantly leaving the table. Yet another player is playing through Skype which brings challenges of its own. The last player is a veteran who has been playing and gm-ing for 30+ years who was willing to buy in, but gave up trying because of the other players’ antics.

With all the distractions and momentum killers, the type of game I want to run is near impossible. The table dynamic is what it is. That’s what got me wondering about this subject.

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]]>Spurred by listener Steve Orlik, his original email to us follows Hello BS-ers! I have a question/possible topic for you. I’m wondering what your thoughts are on who really controls the game, the gm or the players.Spurred by listener Steve Orlik, his original email to us follows Hello BS-ers! I have a question/possible topic for you. I’m wondering what your thoughts are on who really controls the game, the gm or the players. I guess this is geared more towards Brett since we all know Sean has that train thing going...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:04:461130BBS020 Eloy Lasanta of Third Eye Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/eloy-lasanta-third-eye-games-bbs020/
Fri, 10 Mar 2017 06:33:05 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1127https://gamingandbs.com/eloy-lasanta-third-eye-games-bbs020/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/eloy-lasanta-third-eye-games-bbs020/feed/1<p>Join us as we talk with rpg designer Eloy Lasanta of Third Eye Games about his latest kickstarter (launched March 7th, 2017) for Pip System Corebook. You can find Eloy online at the following… Third Eye Games Facebook Twitter</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/eloy-lasanta-third-eye-games-bbs020/">BBS020 Eloy Lasanta of Third Eye Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Join us as we talk with rpg designer Eloy Lasanta of Third Eye Games about his latest kickstarter (launched March 7th, 2017) for Pip System Corebook.

]]>Join us as we talk with rpg designer Eloy Lasanta of Third Eye Games about his latest kickstarter (launched March 7th, 2017) for Pip System Corebook. You can find Eloy online at the following… Third Eye Games Facebook TwitterJoin us as we talk with rpg designer Eloy Lasanta of Third Eye Games about his latest kickstarter (launched March 7th, 2017) for Pip System Corebook. You can find Eloy online at the following… Third Eye Games Facebook TwitterBrett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes52:361127130 Adding Voice To Your RPGhttps://gamingandbs.com/adding-voice-rpg-gbs130/
Tue, 07 Mar 2017 18:05:30 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1123https://gamingandbs.com/adding-voice-rpg-gbs130/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/adding-voice-rpg-gbs130/feed/1<p>We’re not talking about voice as in perspective, but actually tweaking how you speak in first person as your player character or npc. It helps with immersion, but you also have to be conscious of insulting someone at the table by taking a genuine speech impediment and making it a method for comedic stand up....</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/adding-voice-rpg-gbs130/">130 Adding Voice To Your RPG</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We’re not talking about voice as in perspective, but actually tweaking how you speak in first person as your player character or npc. It helps with immersion, but you also have to be conscious of insulting someone at the table by taking a genuine speech impediment and making it a method for comedic stand up. We will outline 8 steps on how to do this in a way that may not take you completely out of your comfort zone.

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]]>We’re not talking about voice as in perspective, but actually tweaking how you speak in first person as your player character or npc. It helps with immersion, but you also have to be conscious of insulting someone at the table by taking a genuine speec...We’re not talking about voice as in perspective, but actually tweaking how you speak in first person as your player character or npc. It helps with immersion, but you also have to be conscious of insulting someone at the table by taking a genuine speech impediment and making it a method for comedic stand up....Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:19:321123129 Potionshttps://gamingandbs.com/potions-gbs129/
Tue, 28 Feb 2017 18:05:05 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1118https://gamingandbs.com/potions-gbs129/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/potions-gbs129/feed/2<p>Potions, brew them, drink them, stick ’em in a bottle. Announcements We’ll be at GaryCon! Random Encounter James Carruthers emails us and calls BS on our Dragons episode. Jason comments on G+ re: Social Encounters Michael Drescher emails us. George takes us back to episode 12! Blake Ryan emails us. Finnulf provides feedback via our website. Die...</p>
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]]>Potions, brew them, drink them, stick ’em in a bottle. Announcements We’ll be at GaryCon! Random Encounter James Carruthers emails us and calls BS on our Dragons episode. Jason comments on G+ re: Social Encounters Michael Drescher emails us.Potions, brew them, drink them, stick ’em in a bottle. Announcements We’ll be at GaryCon! Random Encounter James Carruthers emails us and calls BS on our Dragons episode. Jason comments on G+ re: Social Encounters Michael Drescher emails us. George takes us back to episode 12! Blake Ryan emails us. Finnulf provides feedback via our website. Die...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:18:581118128 Player Series – Fightershttps://gamingandbs.com/player-series-fighters-gbs128/
Tue, 21 Feb 2017 18:05:39 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1113https://gamingandbs.com/player-series-fighters-gbs128/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/player-series-fighters-gbs128/feed/1<p>First installment of our Player Series, we’re talking about the Fighter. The fighter has a purpose, it’s to smash faces. We also provide some ideas on how to actually role-play the combat intensive fantasy class. It’s not all fun and games, they do have their weaknesses too! Announcements We’ll be at GaryCon Guests of Gamehole...</p>
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Ray Otus comments on our Dragons episode, “Thanks for mentioning my dragons-as-hoarders idea. It’s going to be the theme of an upcoming issue of Plundergrounds, my Dungeon World/OSR zine. Folks can check out the first issue for free at my website, www.jellysaw.com, or at my Patreon (www.patreon.com/rayotus).”

Eli Kurtz has some insight into how he handles session zero. :cough: Larry Hollis :cough:

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]]>First installment of our Player Series, we’re talking about the Fighter. The fighter has a purpose, it’s to smash faces. We also provide some ideas on how to actually role-play the combat intensive fantasy class. It’s not all fun and games,First installment of our Player Series, we’re talking about the Fighter. The fighter has a purpose, it’s to smash faces. We also provide some ideas on how to actually role-play the combat intensive fantasy class. It’s not all fun and games, they do have their weaknesses too! Announcements We’ll be at GaryCon Guests of Gamehole...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:23:281113127 Social Encounters Reduxhttps://gamingandbs.com/social-encounters-redux-gbs127/
Tue, 14 Feb 2017 18:05:52 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1108https://gamingandbs.com/social-encounters-redux-gbs127/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/social-encounters-redux-gbs127/feed/1<p>Someone called BS on us for our original episode that covered social encounters so we’re revisiting the topic. We even give some examples of how we’ve setup a social encounters. Announcements Azrael Arocha our Venezuelan friend living in Canada is launching a podcast, Rolero Casual. BS’ers will be at OrcCon in LA – make sure...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/social-encounters-redux-gbs127/">127 Social Encounters Redux</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Someone called BS on us for our original episode that covered social encounters so we’re revisiting the topic. We even give some examples of how we’ve setup a social encounters.

]]>Someone called BS on us for our original episode that covered social encounters so we’re revisiting the topic. We even give some examples of how we’ve setup a social encounters. Announcements Azrael Arocha our Venezuelan friend living in Canada is laun...Someone called BS on us for our original episode that covered social encounters so we’re revisiting the topic. We even give some examples of how we’ve setup a social encounters. Announcements Azrael Arocha our Venezuelan friend living in Canada is launching a podcast, Rolero Casual. BS’ers will be at OrcCon in LA – make sure...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:17:371108126 Dragons!https://gamingandbs.com/dragons-gbs126/
Tue, 07 Feb 2017 18:05:12 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1103https://gamingandbs.com/dragons-gbs126/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/dragons-gbs126/feed/1<p>Dragons! They are ancient creatures of legend causing fear in player characters throughout the years. Claw, claw, tail, bite attacks. “Save versus breath weapon” and the feeling of impending doom sets in as you pick up the d20, rolling it inside your fist before you close your eyes and toss it upon the gaming table....</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/dragons-gbs126/">126 Dragons!</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Dragons! They are ancient creatures of legend causing fear in player characters throughout the years. Claw, claw, tail, bite attacks. “Save versus breath weapon” and the feeling of impending doom sets in as you pick up the d20, rolling it inside your fist before you close your eyes and toss it upon the gaming table.

However! It seems that dragons have lost their luster. Are they feared in today’s adventures?

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]]>Dragons! They are ancient creatures of legend causing fear in player characters throughout the years. Claw, claw, tail, bite attacks. “Save versus breath weapon” and the feeling of impending doom sets in as you pick up the d20,Dragons! They are ancient creatures of legend causing fear in player characters throughout the years. Claw, claw, tail, bite attacks. “Save versus breath weapon” and the feeling of impending doom sets in as you pick up the d20, rolling it inside your fist before you close your eyes and toss it upon the gaming table....Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:06:491103125 Wilderness Encountershttps://gamingandbs.com/wilderness-encounters-gbs125/
Tue, 31 Jan 2017 18:05:08 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1097https://gamingandbs.com/wilderness-encounters-gbs125/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/wilderness-encounters-gbs125/feed/0<p>Brett goes full on Ranger as we go on to talk about wilderness encounters. You can come across interesting things while walking around in the woods, and the night can make you lose your way. We share some of our own wilderness encounters. Announcements Brett has finally seen Rogue One. Spoilers if you haven’t seen it. Jason...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/wilderness-encounters-gbs125/">125 Wilderness Encounters</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Brett goes full on Ranger as we go on to talk about wilderness encounters. You can come across interesting things while walking around in the woods, and the night can make you lose your way. We share some of our own wilderness encounters.

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]]>Brett goes full on Ranger as we go on to talk about wilderness encounters. You can come across interesting things while walking around in the woods, and the night can make you lose your way. We share some of our own wilderness encounters.Brett goes full on Ranger as we go on to talk about wilderness encounters. You can come across interesting things while walking around in the woods, and the night can make you lose your way. We share some of our own wilderness encounters. Announcements Brett has finally seen Rogue One. Spoilers if you haven’t seen it. Jason...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes58:451097124 Politics in Role-playing Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/politics-role-playing-games-gbs124/
Tue, 24 Jan 2017 18:05:15 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1086https://gamingandbs.com/politics-role-playing-games-gbs124/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/politics-role-playing-games-gbs124/feed/0<p>The politics in gaming, the politics ooo feeling good. We touch on law, but tie it into politics and that doesn’t make any sense. Politics is full of intrigue, plotting and scheming. We hit it at a high level, of course. Random Encounter Patron Pure Mongrel comments on G+ Jim Fitzpatrick comments on G+ Crimfan...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/politics-role-playing-games-gbs124/">124 Politics in Role-playing Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>The politics in gaming, the politics ooo feeling good. We touch on law, but tie it into politics and that doesn’t make any sense. Politics is full of intrigue, plotting and scheming. We hit it at a high level, of course.

Brad Tucker shares a creation Wanted to make sure i sent your way the new site and video for this project:Introducing the Monarch Papers – a completely free interactive literary experience. Part novel, part game, you are the missing piece in a puzzle that’s remained unsolved for a thousand years.

Michael Drescher lets us know about Age of Runark – FantasyAge podcast. It’s an actual play of FantasyAGE, soon to be OpenLegend.

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]]>The politics in gaming, the politics ooo feeling good. We touch on law, but tie it into politics and that doesn’t make any sense. Politics is full of intrigue, plotting and scheming. We hit it at a high level, of course.The politics in gaming, the politics ooo feeling good. We touch on law, but tie it into politics and that doesn’t make any sense. Politics is full of intrigue, plotting and scheming. We hit it at a high level, of course. Random Encounter Patron Pure Mongrel comments on G+ Jim Fitzpatrick comments on G+ Crimfan...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:04:361086123 Social Encounters in RPG’shttps://gamingandbs.com/social-encounters-rpgs-gbs123/
Tue, 17 Jan 2017 18:05:11 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1082https://gamingandbs.com/social-encounters-rpgs-gbs123/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/social-encounters-rpgs-gbs123/feed/1<p>Social encounters in role-playing games. There’s the ongoing debate on how to handle a not-so-social player playing a type-A rpg character and how mechanics and/or oratory skills play into the encounter. Announcements Streets of Avalon AP with Chris, Tom, Emily, and Kev Episode 1 Episode 0 Random Encounter Roger F. shares a weather-related scenario. Edwin,...</p>
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]]>Social encounters in role-playing games. There’s the ongoing debate on how to handle a not-so-social player playing a type-A rpg character and how mechanics and/or oratory skills play into the encounter. Announcements Streets of Avalon AP with Chris,Social encounters in role-playing games. There’s the ongoing debate on how to handle a not-so-social player playing a type-A rpg character and how mechanics and/or oratory skills play into the encounter. Announcements Streets of Avalon AP with Chris, Tom, Emily, and Kev Episode 1 Episode 0 Random Encounter Roger F. shares a weather-related scenario. Edwin,...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:11:031082BBS019 Ed Greenwood Interviewhttps://gamingandbs.com/bbs019-ed-greenwood-interview/
Fri, 13 Jan 2017 22:34:05 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1079https://gamingandbs.com/bbs019-ed-greenwood-interview/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/bbs019-ed-greenwood-interview/feed/0<p>Brett interviews Ed Greenwood of The Greenwood Group, and the person behind the origins of the popular rpg campaign setting The Forgotten Realms. Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016 in Madison, Wisconsin.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/bbs019-ed-greenwood-interview/">BBS019 Ed Greenwood Interview</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Brett interviews Ed Greenwood of The Greenwood Group, and the person behind the origins of the popular rpg campaign setting The Forgotten Realms. Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016 in Madison, Wisconsin.

]]>Brett interviews Ed Greenwood of The Greenwood Group, and the person behind the origins of the popular rpg campaign setting The Forgotten Realms. Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016 in Madison, Wisconsin.Brett interviews Ed Greenwood of The Greenwood Group, and the person behind the origins of the popular rpg campaign setting The Forgotten Realms. Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016 in Madison, Wisconsin.Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:27:171079122 Weather in Role-playing Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/weather-role-playing-games-gbs122/
Tue, 10 Jan 2017 18:05:17 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1076https://gamingandbs.com/weather-role-playing-games-gbs122/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/weather-role-playing-games-gbs122/feed/2<p>Talking about weather in role-playing games. After all, we live in Wisconsin and every bit of small talk is about the weather. “Oooh, it’s cold outside.” or “Ufda, it sher is humid out.” Many times we gloss over the thing that can really have an impact on the characters, and it’s something they can rarely...</p>
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Brett tells us about his experience at Evercon.

Random Encounter

Voicemail from Goblins Henchmen

Cory Winn emails us about pc names

Crimfan comments about silly names

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Augmented Reality free PDF, Enhance your games of the dark future, with the easy to use Augmented Reality cyberpunk city kit. Inside, you’ll find over 50 tables designed to assist gamesmasters who need to improvise futuristic city details, or who have found that they are unprepared for where their players are heading.

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]]>Talking about weather in role-playing games. After all, we live in Wisconsin and every bit of small talk is about the weather. “Oooh, it’s cold outside.” or “Ufda, it sher is humid out.” Many times we gloss over the thing that can really have an impact...Talking about weather in role-playing games. After all, we live in Wisconsin and every bit of small talk is about the weather. “Oooh, it’s cold outside.” or “Ufda, it sher is humid out.” Many times we gloss over the thing that can really have an impact on the characters, and it’s something they can rarely...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:05:371076121 What’s in a Player Character’s Name?https://gamingandbs.com/whats-player-characters-name-gbs121/
Tue, 03 Jan 2017 18:05:43 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1069https://gamingandbs.com/whats-player-characters-name-gbs121/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/whats-player-characters-name-gbs121/feed/1<p>Peeneel Testiclees! Yes, we’re talking about what’s in a player character’s name in this episode. How do you handle those players that insist on have a player character with a goofy name? It could be as easy as saying, “seriously? you want to name your character Peeneel Testiclees? No.” Or, you could roll with it...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/whats-player-characters-name-gbs121/">121 What’s in a Player Character’s Name?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Peeneel Testiclees! Yes, we’re talking about what’s in a player character’s name in this episode. How do you handle those players that insist on have a player character with a goofy name? It could be as easy as saying, “seriously? you want to name your character Peeneel Testiclees? No.” Or, you could roll with it and make it something you handle within the game. What’s the goofiest name you’ve run into at the table?

]]>Peeneel Testiclees! Yes, we’re talking about what’s in a player character’s name in this episode. How do you handle those players that insist on have a player character with a goofy name? It could be as easy as saying, “seriously?Peeneel Testiclees! Yes, we’re talking about what’s in a player character’s name in this episode. How do you handle those players that insist on have a player character with a goofy name? It could be as easy as saying, “seriously? you want to name your character Peeneel Testiclees? No.” Or, you could roll with it...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:12:021069120 Goals for 2017https://gamingandbs.com/goals-2017-gbs120/
Tue, 27 Dec 2016 18:05:44 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1065https://gamingandbs.com/goals-2017-gbs120/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/goals-2017-gbs120/feed/2<p>The new year, 2017, is upon us and this is the last show of the year. We talk about what we’d like to accomplish, as it pertains to role-playing games, for 2017. Whether it’s playing new games or GM’ing ones we haven’t received yet, we’re looking forward to some great things. We even share some...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/goals-2017-gbs120/">120 Goals for 2017</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>The new year, 2017, is upon us and this is the last show of the year. We talk about what we’d like to accomplish, as it pertains to role-playing games, for 2017. Whether it’s playing new games or GM’ing ones we haven’t received yet, we’re looking forward to some great things. We even share some of the goals our listeners have.

Mike Shea conducted a survey of 5e D&D DM’s to help get a better understanding of how DM’s prepare for and run their D&D games. He shares the results.

Scholars fret about fate of ‘holy grail’ German abbey books…Since 1496, the former Benedictine abbey in Altomuenster has housed a female religious order founded by Saint Bridget in Sweden in the 14th century. It is one of three monasteries of the original branch of the scholarly, monastic order operating today. But with its numbers in decline, Sister Apollonia now lives there alone. The Vatican requires at least three nuns to train novices to become nuns, prompting the decision to shut the abbey down.

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]]>The new year, 2017, is upon us and this is the last show of the year. We talk about what we’d like to accomplish, as it pertains to role-playing games, for 2017. Whether it’s playing new games or GM’ing ones we haven’t received yet,The new year, 2017, is upon us and this is the last show of the year. We talk about what we’d like to accomplish, as it pertains to role-playing games, for 2017. Whether it’s playing new games or GM’ing ones we haven’t received yet, we’re looking forward to some great things. We even share some...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:30:181065119 Race as Class in RPG’shttps://gamingandbs.com/race-class-rpgs-gbs119/
Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:05:55 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1060https://gamingandbs.com/race-class-rpgs-gbs119/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/race-class-rpgs-gbs119/feed/0<p>Race as class in role-playing games, it goes back to Basic, Expert, Companion, Master’s and Immortal’s (BECMI) sets of Dungeons and Dragons. It is also part of many other rpg’s like Dungeon Crawl Classics, Lamentations of the Flame Princess, and many, many, more. Like two guys sitting at the lunch table, we banter a bit about this...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/race-class-rpgs-gbs119/">119 Race as Class in RPG’s</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Race as class in role-playing games, it goes back to Basic, Expert, Companion, Master’s and Immortal’s (BECMI) sets of Dungeons and Dragons. It is also part of many other rpg’s like Dungeon Crawl Classics, Lamentations of the Flame Princess, and many, many, more. Like two guys sitting at the lunch table, we banter a bit about this topic.

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]]>Race as class in role-playing games, it goes back to Basic, Expert, Companion, Master’s and Immortal’s (BECMI) sets of Dungeons and Dragons. It is also part of many other rpg’s like Dungeon Crawl Classics, Lamentations of the Flame Princess, and many,Race as class in role-playing games, it goes back to Basic, Expert, Companion, Master’s and Immortal’s (BECMI) sets of Dungeons and Dragons. It is also part of many other rpg’s like Dungeon Crawl Classics, Lamentations of the Flame Princess, and many, many, more. Like two guys sitting at the lunch table, we banter a bit about this...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:07:441060118 Urban Adventuring Part 2https://gamingandbs.com/urban-adventuring-part-2-gbs118/
Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:05:40 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1058https://gamingandbs.com/urban-adventuring-part-2-gbs118/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/urban-adventuring-part-2-gbs118/feed/2<p>We revisit urban adventuring. We had some good feedback on the original episode 116 that we wanted to fill in some blanks. We mention how some city-based prepublished supplements offer tables and encounter charts that may help GM an urban adventure. We talk about the interesting roles NPC’s play and how they can be resources...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/urban-adventuring-part-2-gbs118/">118 Urban Adventuring Part 2</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We revisit urban adventuring. We had some good feedback on the original episode 116 that we wanted to fill in some blanks. We mention how some city-based prepublished supplements offer tables and encounter charts that may help GM an urban adventure. We talk about the interesting roles NPC’s play and how they can be resources for your game. There’s mind-mapping and more….

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]]>We revisit urban adventuring. We had some good feedback on the original episode 116 that we wanted to fill in some blanks. We mention how some city-based prepublished supplements offer tables and encounter charts that may help GM an urban adventure.We revisit urban adventuring. We had some good feedback on the original episode 116 that we wanted to fill in some blanks. We mention how some city-based prepublished supplements offer tables and encounter charts that may help GM an urban adventure. We talk about the interesting roles NPC’s play and how they can be resources...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:05:131058117 Creative Spell Castinghttps://gamingandbs.com/creative-spell-casting-gbs117/
Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:05:21 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1054https://gamingandbs.com/creative-spell-casting-gbs117/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/creative-spell-casting-gbs117/feed/2<p>Creative spell casting could be a synergy of spells. Casting grease down a hallway and then a flame-based spell to light it on fire. Brett mentions someone casting climb walls to better pick pocket an NPC. These are just a couple examples of how spell casters can get creative with their craft. How creative do...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/creative-spell-casting-gbs117/">117 Creative Spell Casting</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Creative spell casting could be a synergy of spells. Casting grease down a hallway and then a flame-based spell to light it on fire. Brett mentions someone casting climb walls to better pick pocket an NPC. These are just a couple examples of how spell casters can get creative with their craft. How creative do you like you spell casting? Are there limits to what you allow in your games?

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]]>Creative spell casting could be a synergy of spells. Casting grease down a hallway and then a flame-based spell to light it on fire. Brett mentions someone casting climb walls to better pick pocket an NPC. These are just a couple examples of how spell ...Creative spell casting could be a synergy of spells. Casting grease down a hallway and then a flame-based spell to light it on fire. Brett mentions someone casting climb walls to better pick pocket an NPC. These are just a couple examples of how spell casters can get creative with their craft. How creative do...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:11:291054BBS018 Monte Cook Games at Gamehole Con 2016https://gamingandbs.com/monte-cook-games-at-gamehole-con-2016-bbs018/
Mon, 05 Dec 2016 03:38:06 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1049https://gamingandbs.com/monte-cook-games-at-gamehole-con-2016-bbs018/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/monte-cook-games-at-gamehole-con-2016-bbs018/feed/0<p>Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016, a tabletop gaming convention held in Madison, Wisconsin, this bonus episode features Monte Cook and Shanna Germain from Monte Cook Games. This is the unedited seminar that they hosted. </p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/monte-cook-games-at-gamehole-con-2016-bbs018/">BBS018 Monte Cook Games at Gamehole Con 2016</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016, a tabletop gaming convention held in Madison, Wisconsin, this bonus episode features Monte Cook and Shanna Germain from Monte Cook Games. This is the unedited seminar that they hosted.

]]>Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016, a tabletop gaming convention held in Madison, Wisconsin, this bonus episode features Monte Cook and Shanna Germain from Monte Cook Games. This is the unedited seminar that they hosted. Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016, a tabletop gaming convention held in Madison, Wisconsin, this bonus episode features Monte Cook and Shanna Germain from Monte Cook Games. This is the unedited seminar that they hosted. Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:06:171049116 Urban Fantasy Adventureshttps://gamingandbs.com/urban-fantasy-adventures-gbs116/
Tue, 29 Nov 2016 17:05:07 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1046https://gamingandbs.com/urban-fantasy-adventures-gbs116/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/urban-fantasy-adventures-gbs116/feed/2<p>What makes for a good urban adventures for our fantasy games? Well, it’s a city, but how does that change the adventure? The surroundings differ, and there are other obstacles to throw at the players. Announcements Evercon is coming up fast! Random Encounter Spenser Clark drops us a line at our G+ community Buckle in...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/urban-fantasy-adventures-gbs116/">116 Urban Fantasy Adventures</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>What makes for a good urban adventures for our fantasy games? Well, it’s a city, but how does that change the adventure? The surroundings differ, and there are other obstacles to throw at the players.

]]>What makes for a good urban adventures for our fantasy games? Well, it’s a city, but how does that change the adventure? The surroundings differ, and there are other obstacles to throw at the players. Announcements Evercon is coming up fast!What makes for a good urban adventures for our fantasy games? Well, it’s a city, but how does that change the adventure? The surroundings differ, and there are other obstacles to throw at the players. Announcements Evercon is coming up fast! Random Encounter Spenser Clark drops us a line at our G+ community Buckle in...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:09:151046115 Gods in RPG’shttps://gamingandbs.com/gods-rpgs-gbs115/
Tue, 22 Nov 2016 17:30:15 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1043https://gamingandbs.com/gods-rpgs-gbs115/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/gods-rpgs-gbs115/feed/2<p>Gods in rpg’s, what role to they play in your game? Do they interact with the common player? We talk about whether we incorporate them and what effect it has on player characters that have a religious bend to them. You know, like taking powers away from clerics if the cleric falls out of favor...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/gods-rpgs-gbs115/">115 Gods in RPG’s</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Gods in rpg’s, what role to they play in your game? Do they interact with the common player? We talk about whether we incorporate them and what effect it has on player characters that have a religious bend to them. You know, like taking powers away from clerics if the cleric falls out of favor with the deity.

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]]>Gods in rpg’s, what role to they play in your game? Do they interact with the common player? We talk about whether we incorporate them and what effect it has on player characters that have a religious bend to them. You know,Gods in rpg’s, what role to they play in your game? Do they interact with the common player? We talk about whether we incorporate them and what effect it has on player characters that have a religious bend to them. You know, like taking powers away from clerics if the cleric falls out of favor...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:17:391043114 Chain of Command in RPGshttps://gamingandbs.com/chain-command-rpgs-gbs114/
Tue, 15 Nov 2016 17:05:34 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1037https://gamingandbs.com/chain-command-rpgs-gbs114/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/chain-command-rpgs-gbs114/feed/0<p>Chain of command in rpg’s, it can allow a single player character to have authority over the rest of the pc’s in the group. It can also create drama and a different type of game. Announcements Evercon.org Patreon levels updated with new goals. Random Encounter Gabe emails us on aging characters. Graham comments on G+ on...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/chain-command-rpgs-gbs114/">114 Chain of Command in RPGs</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Chain of command in rpg’s, it can allow a single player character to have authority over the rest of the pc’s in the group. It can also create drama and a different type of game.

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]]>Chain of command in rpg’s, it can allow a single player character to have authority over the rest of the pc’s in the group. It can also create drama and a different type of game. Announcements Evercon.org Patreon levels updated with new goals.Chain of command in rpg’s, it can allow a single player character to have authority over the rest of the pc’s in the group. It can also create drama and a different type of game. Announcements Evercon.org Patreon levels updated with new goals. Random Encounter Gabe emails us on aging characters. Graham comments on G+ on...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:16:261037BBS017 Wizards of the Coast at Gamehole Conhttps://gamingandbs.com/wizards-coast-gamehole-con-bbs017/
Sat, 12 Nov 2016 00:58:58 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1034https://gamingandbs.com/wizards-coast-gamehole-con-bbs017/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/wizards-coast-gamehole-con-bbs017/feed/2<p>Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016, a tabletop gaming convention held in Madison, Wisconsin, this bonus episode features Mike Mearls, Christopher Perkins and Jeremy Crawford from Wizards of the Coast. This is the unedited seminar that they hosted. They discuss Volo’s Guide to Monsters, the differences in settings and the design approach to each one, field Q&A’s from...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/wizards-coast-gamehole-con-bbs017/">BBS017 Wizards of the Coast at Gamehole Con</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016, a tabletop gaming convention held in Madison, Wisconsin, this bonus episode features Mike Mearls, Christopher Perkins and Jeremy Crawford from Wizards of the Coast. This is the unedited seminar that they hosted. They discuss Volo’s Guide to Monsters, the differences in settings and the design approach to each one, field Q&A’s from the audience where someone asks about their own home rules that they use in their own D&D games.

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]]>Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016, a tabletop gaming convention held in Madison, Wisconsin, this bonus episode features Mike Mearls, Christopher Perkins and Jeremy Crawford from Wizards of the Coast. This is the unedited seminar that they hosted.Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016, a tabletop gaming convention held in Madison, Wisconsin, this bonus episode features Mike Mearls, Christopher Perkins and Jeremy Crawford from Wizards of the Coast. This is the unedited seminar that they hosted. They discuss Volo’s Guide to Monsters, the differences in settings and the design approach to each one, field Q&A’s from...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:52:391034BBS016 Marc Miller of Travellerhttps://gamingandbs.com/marc-miller-traveller-bbs016/
Thu, 10 Nov 2016 04:48:15 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1032https://gamingandbs.com/marc-miller-traveller-bbs016/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/marc-miller-traveller-bbs016/feed/0<p>Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016, this bonus episode features Marc Miller. Marc is the person behind the 40 year old role-playing game Traveller. We want to thank Marc for allowing us to record his seminar.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/marc-miller-traveller-bbs016/">BBS016 Marc Miller of Traveller</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016, this bonus episode features Marc Miller. Marc is the person behind the 40 year old role-playing game Traveller. We want to thank Marc for allowing us to record his seminar.

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]]>Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016, this bonus episode features Marc Miller. Marc is the person behind the 40 year old role-playing game Traveller. We want to thank Marc for allowing us to record his seminar.Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016, this bonus episode features Marc Miller. Marc is the person behind the 40 year old role-playing game Traveller. We want to thank Marc for allowing us to record his seminar.Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:08:341032113 Post Gamehole Con 2016https://gamingandbs.com/post-gamehole-con-2016-gbs113/
Tue, 08 Nov 2016 17:05:13 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1029https://gamingandbs.com/post-gamehole-con-2016-gbs113/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/post-gamehole-con-2016-gbs113/feed/0<p>Brett and Sean attended the popular tabletop gaming convention, Gamehole Con, in Madison, Wisconsin. A gaming convention that occurred the first weekend of November, the year was 2016. We talk about the games we ran and the crazy good fun we had, the best thing was the people we met. Thanks for stopping by the...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/post-gamehole-con-2016-gbs113/">113 Post Gamehole Con 2016</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Brett and Sean attended the popular tabletop gaming convention, Gamehole Con, in Madison, Wisconsin. A gaming convention that occurred the first weekend of November, the year was 2016. We talk about the games we ran and the crazy good fun we had, the best thing was the people we met. Thanks for stopping by the booth and thank you all for being great gamers/people!

We also recorded seminars that include Traveller’s Marc Miller, Monte Cook and Shanna Germain from Monte Cook Games, and Mike Mearls, Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford from Wizards of the Coast. Those shows will be dropping soon.

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]]>Brett and Sean attended the popular tabletop gaming convention, Gamehole Con, in Madison, Wisconsin. A gaming convention that occurred the first weekend of November, the year was 2016. We talk about the games we ran and the crazy good fun we had,Brett and Sean attended the popular tabletop gaming convention, Gamehole Con, in Madison, Wisconsin. A gaming convention that occurred the first weekend of November, the year was 2016. We talk about the games we ran and the crazy good fun we had, the best thing was the people we met. Thanks for stopping by the...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes40:241029112 Player Character Aging in RPG’shttps://gamingandbs.com/player-character-aging-in-rpgs-gbs112/
Tue, 01 Nov 2016 17:05:41 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1022https://gamingandbs.com/player-character-aging-in-rpgs-gbs112/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/player-character-aging-in-rpgs-gbs112/feed/0<p>Time passes, and player characters are aging in your role-playing games. Or are they? First edition Dungeons & Dragons had the young be strong and dextrous, but as your pc aged you became weaker, wiser and smarter. How often we do find players role-playing age? Random Encounter Craig Huber comments on G+ James emails us OFTHEHILLPEOPLE corrects...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/player-character-aging-in-rpgs-gbs112/">112 Player Character Aging in RPG’s</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Time passes, and player characters are aging in your role-playing games. Or are they? First edition Dungeons & Dragons had the young be strong and dextrous, but as your pc aged you became weaker, wiser and smarter. How often we do find players role-playing age?

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]]>Time passes, and player characters are aging in your role-playing games. Or are they? First edition Dungeons & Dragons had the young be strong and dextrous, but as your pc aged you became weaker, wiser and smarter.Time passes, and player characters are aging in your role-playing games. Or are they? First edition Dungeons & Dragons had the young be strong and dextrous, but as your pc aged you became weaker, wiser and smarter. How often we do find players role-playing age? Random Encounter Craig Huber comments on G+ James emails us OFTHEHILLPEOPLE corrects...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:15:361022111 What is Heroic in RPG’shttps://gamingandbs.com/what-is-heroic-in-rpgs-gbs111/
Tue, 25 Oct 2016 17:05:41 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1016https://gamingandbs.com/what-is-heroic-in-rpgs-gbs111/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/what-is-heroic-in-rpgs-gbs111/feed/2<p>What does it mean to be heroic in tabletop rpg’s? Aside from sitting as a player in one of Brett’s games, some would argue that having a player character at full strength and rushing into battle is not as heroic as being down to one hit point and entering battle to slay the dragon and...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/what-is-heroic-in-rpgs-gbs111/">111 What is Heroic in RPG’s</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>What does it mean to be heroic in tabletop rpg’s? Aside from sitting as a player in one of Brett’s games, some would argue that having a player character at full strength and rushing into battle is not as heroic as being down to one hit point and entering battle to slay the dragon and save your friends! But isn’t every role-playing game, the more traditional ones anyway, based on heroic pc’s? Alex Kammer, Director Gamehole Con, joins us.

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]]>What does it mean to be heroic in tabletop rpg’s? Aside from sitting as a player in one of Brett’s games, some would argue that having a player character at full strength and rushing into battle is not as heroic as being down to one hit point and enter...What does it mean to be heroic in tabletop rpg’s? Aside from sitting as a player in one of Brett’s games, some would argue that having a player character at full strength and rushing into battle is not as heroic as being down to one hit point and entering battle to slay the dragon and...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:18:241016110 Traps in Role-playing Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/traps-role-playing-games-gbs110/
Tue, 18 Oct 2016 17:05:01 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1012https://gamingandbs.com/traps-role-playing-games-gbs110/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/traps-role-playing-games-gbs110/feed/0<p>Traps in role-playing games, they’re used for a variety of reasons as a GM, but player characters can also setup traps to ensnare their foes. There is the popular mechanical trap as well as the social trap, “aha! We’ve got you now!” Brett shares a funny story about his son’s, AJ, approach to littering a dungeon with...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/traps-role-playing-games-gbs110/">110 Traps in Role-playing Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Traps in role-playing games, they’re used for a variety of reasons as a GM, but player characters can also setup traps to ensnare their foes. There is the popular mechanical trap as well as the social trap, “aha! We’ve got you now!” Brett shares a funny story about his son’s, AJ, approach to littering a dungeon with some traps that protect an ancient, hidden, treasure. You’ll have to listen to find out what it is.

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]]>Traps in role-playing games, they’re used for a variety of reasons as a GM, but player characters can also setup traps to ensnare their foes. There is the popular mechanical trap as well as the social trap, “aha! We’ve got you now!Traps in role-playing games, they’re used for a variety of reasons as a GM, but player characters can also setup traps to ensnare their foes. There is the popular mechanical trap as well as the social trap, “aha! We’ve got you now!” Brett shares a funny story about his son’s, AJ, approach to littering a dungeon with...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:17:331012109 Organizations in RPG’shttps://gamingandbs.com/organizations-rpgs-gbs109/
Tue, 11 Oct 2016 17:05:22 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1009https://gamingandbs.com/organizations-rpgs-gbs109/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/organizations-rpgs-gbs109/feed/0<p>Organizations in RPG’s, inspired by community member Sgt Pemberfoot, we talk about the roles of cults, sects, clubs, fraternities, sacred orders and what you can do with them. Want to build your own? We talk about the elements that make up an organization in fantasy RPG setting. Announcements Evercon.org – Come and run games for...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/organizations-rpgs-gbs109/">109 Organizations in RPG’s</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Organizations in RPG’s, inspired by community member Sgt Pemberfoot, we talk about the roles of cults, sects, clubs, fraternities, sacred orders and what you can do with them. Want to build your own? We talk about the elements that make up an organization in fantasy RPG setting.

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]]>Organizations in RPG’s, inspired by community member Sgt Pemberfoot, we talk about the roles of cults, sects, clubs, fraternities, sacred orders and what you can do with them. Want to build your own? We talk about the elements that make up an organizat...Organizations in RPG’s, inspired by community member Sgt Pemberfoot, we talk about the roles of cults, sects, clubs, fraternities, sacred orders and what you can do with them. Want to build your own? We talk about the elements that make up an organization in fantasy RPG setting. Announcements Evercon.org – Come and run games for...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:08:291009108 Side Questshttps://gamingandbs.com/side-quests-gbs108/
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 17:05:12 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1001https://gamingandbs.com/side-quests-gbs108/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/side-quests-gbs108/feed/0<p>Side quests, how do they fit in to the grand scheme of the story, or does it? What if the party is sent on a side quest, but it doesn’t serve a purpose? Announcements Evercon.org – Come and run games for us! Games on Demand! Gamehole! – you need the G&BS Uber? Rat Patrol Random Encounter...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/side-quests-gbs108/">108 Side Quests</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Side quests, how do they fit in to the grand scheme of the story, or does it? What if the party is sent on a side quest, but it doesn’t serve a purpose?

]]>Side quests, how do they fit in to the grand scheme of the story, or does it? What if the party is sent on a side quest, but it doesn’t serve a purpose? Announcements Evercon.org – Come and run games for us! Games on Demand! Gamehole!Side quests, how do they fit in to the grand scheme of the story, or does it? What if the party is sent on a side quest, but it doesn’t serve a purpose? Announcements Evercon.org – Come and run games for us! Games on Demand! Gamehole! – you need the G&BS Uber? Rat Patrol Random Encounter...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:09:061001BBS015 Gabe and Yggdrasillhttps://gamingandbs.com/gabe-yggdrasill-bbs015/
Mon, 03 Oct 2016 17:05:50 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=1004https://gamingandbs.com/gabe-yggdrasill-bbs015/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/gabe-yggdrasill-bbs015/feed/0<p>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Gabe D. talks about running Cubicle 7’s Yggdrasill rpg, his first trip to a tabletop gaming convention...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/gabe-yggdrasill-bbs015/">BBS015 Gabe and Yggdrasill</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series.

In this bonus episode Gabe D. talks about running Cubicle 7’s Yggdrasill rpg, his first trip to a tabletop gaming convention AND he’s running a game. Nice.

]]>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Gabe D.We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Gabe D. talks about running Cubicle 7’s Yggdrasill rpg, his first trip to a tabletop gaming convention...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes14:581004107 Evil Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/evil-games-gbs107/
Tue, 27 Sep 2016 17:05:59 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=997https://gamingandbs.com/evil-games-gbs107/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/evil-games-gbs107/feed/0<p>Evil games, or allowing your players to play evil characters. According to Sean, all players are evil. Well, to some degree. Many people may say that alignment/good/evil are all relative. Have you ran an evil group of player characters through adventures? What pitfalls or triumphs have you experienced? Maybe you’re vehemently against being involved in...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/evil-games-gbs107/">107 Evil Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Evil games, or allowing your players to play evil characters. According to Sean, all players are evil. Well, to some degree. Many people may say that alignment/good/evil are all relative. Have you ran an evil group of player characters through adventures? What pitfalls or triumphs have you experienced? Maybe you’re vehemently against being involved in an evil-based rpg. Let us know!

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]]>Evil games, or allowing your players to play evil characters. According to Sean, all players are evil. Well, to some degree. Many people may say that alignment/good/evil are all relative. Have you ran an evil group of player characters through adventur...Evil games, or allowing your players to play evil characters. According to Sean, all players are evil. Well, to some degree. Many people may say that alignment/good/evil are all relative. Have you ran an evil group of player characters through adventures? What pitfalls or triumphs have you experienced? Maybe you’re vehemently against being involved in...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:00:13997BBS014 Forrest Aguirre at Gamehole Conhttps://gamingandbs.com/forrest-aguirre-gamehole-con-bbs014/
Mon, 26 Sep 2016 17:05:47 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=972https://gamingandbs.com/forrest-aguirre-gamehole-con-bbs014/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/forrest-aguirre-gamehole-con-bbs014/feed/0<p>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Forrest Aguirre talks about running his mashup of old school games to come up with just the...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/forrest-aguirre-gamehole-con-bbs014/">BBS014 Forrest Aguirre at Gamehole Con</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series.

In this bonus episode Forrest Aguirre talks about running his mashup of old school gamesto come up with just the right mix for a fantasy game..

]]>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Forrest Aguirre talks about run...We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Forrest Aguirre talks about running his mashup of old school games to come up with just the...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes5:45972106 Magic Items and Player Charactershttps://gamingandbs.com/magic-items-player-characters-gbs106/
Tue, 20 Sep 2016 17:05:31 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=994https://gamingandbs.com/magic-items-player-characters-gbs106/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/magic-items-player-characters-gbs106/feed/0<p>Magic items, how do you convey the properties of these wondrous items to the player characters? A topic brought up by Kevin Lovecraft, he writes “I wonder how to reveal the properties of such items to players/characters when they discover them. Spout Lore seems like the obvious method, but what are some other ways to justify...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/magic-items-player-characters-gbs106/">106 Magic Items and Player Characters</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Magic items, how do you convey the properties of these wondrous items to the player characters? A topic brought up by Kevin Lovecraft, he writes

“I wonder how to reveal the properties of such items to players/characters when they discover them. Spout Lore seems like the obvious method, but what are some other ways to justify conveying the information? Do players enjoy discovering things by trial and error based on the description and any context available?”

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Bonus BS episodes – GMs running under our Banner

Random Encounter

Ed Nagy looks at doing some pc safe zones of his own.

Michael Drescher mentions his game and how he’s handling some of the finer minutia of the game, like encuberance.

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Magecrammeris a new and exciting roleplaying game from Druids of the Shore™ that fuses the genres of fantasy and science fiction into a new kind of play experience unlike anything else you’ve ever seen (since 1989).

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]]>Magic items, how do you convey the properties of these wondrous items to the player characters? A topic brought up by Kevin Lovecraft, he writes “I wonder how to reveal the properties of such items to players/characters when they discover them.Magic items, how do you convey the properties of these wondrous items to the player characters? A topic brought up by Kevin Lovecraft, he writes “I wonder how to reveal the properties of such items to players/characters when they discover them. Spout Lore seems like the obvious method, but what are some other ways to justify...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:02:13994BBS013 Roger Brasslett at Gamehole Conhttps://gamingandbs.com/roger-brasslett-at-gamehole-con-bbs013/
Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:05:46 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=970https://gamingandbs.com/roger-brasslett-at-gamehole-con-bbs013/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/roger-brasslett-at-gamehole-con-bbs013/feed/0<p>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Roger Brasslett talks about running Warhammer Fantasy Role Playing, 1st edition. </p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/roger-brasslett-at-gamehole-con-bbs013/">BBS013 Roger Brasslett at Gamehole Con</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series.

]]>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Roger Brasslett talks about run...We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Roger Brasslett talks about running Warhammer Fantasy Role Playing, 1st edition. Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes3:39970105 PC Safe Zoneshttps://gamingandbs.com/pc-safe-zones-gbs105/
Tue, 13 Sep 2016 17:05:36 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=990https://gamingandbs.com/pc-safe-zones-gbs105/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/pc-safe-zones-gbs105/feed/0<p>PC safe zones, inspired by Ed Nagy. He asks, “Do you allow your PCs somewhere where they can store items without fear, can heal and plot without worry? When do you break that tacit agreement and have robbers hit them at home?” We talk how we have encountered safe zones, either as a pc or game...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/pc-safe-zones-gbs105/">105 PC Safe Zones</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>PC safe zones, inspired by Ed Nagy. He asks, “Do you allow your PCs somewhere where they can store items without fear, can heal and plot without worry? When do you break that tacit agreement and have robbers hit them at home?”

We talk how we have encountered safe zones, either as a pc or game master. You can even implement them to propel the game into a general direction. Is there a hard rule for ransacking their place or is it sacred ground? Sean actually comes up with a good idea on how to put mechanics to how raids on the pc’s safe house!

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]]>PC safe zones, inspired by Ed Nagy. He asks, “Do you allow your PCs somewhere where they can store items without fear, can heal and plot without worry? When do you break that tacit agreement and have robbers hit them at home?PC safe zones, inspired by Ed Nagy. He asks, “Do you allow your PCs somewhere where they can store items without fear, can heal and plot without worry? When do you break that tacit agreement and have robbers hit them at home?” We talk how we have encountered safe zones, either as a pc or game...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes58:02990BBS012 Jason Raether at Gamehole Conhttps://gamingandbs.com/jason-raether-gamehole-con-bbs012/
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 17:05:29 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=968https://gamingandbs.com/jason-raether-gamehole-con-bbs012/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/jason-raether-gamehole-con-bbs012/feed/0<p>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Jason Raether talks about running Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition, the one edition that has changed the...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/jason-raether-gamehole-con-bbs012/">BBS012 Jason Raether at Gamehole Con</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series.

In this bonus episode Jason Raether talks about running Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition, the one edition that has changed the most from it’s original inception.

]]>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Jason Raether talks about runni...We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Jason Raether talks about running Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition, the one edition that has changed the...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes968104 RPG A Dayhttps://gamingandbs.com/rpg-day-gbs104/
Tue, 06 Sep 2016 11:57:00 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=987https://gamingandbs.com/rpg-day-gbs104/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/rpg-day-gbs104/feed/0<p>RPG a day is an internet meme done by BrigadeCon and Autocratik that outlines a question a day for the month of August that spurs conversation and talk about our favorite hobby, role-playing games. We go through all 31 questions in this episode. Announcements Ongoing, never ending, pimping of EverCon Gamehole Con ride offer from Sean...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/rpg-day-gbs104/">104 RPG A Day</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>RPG a day is an internet meme done by BrigadeCon and Autocratik that outlines a question a day for the month of August that spurs conversation and talk about our favorite hobby, role-playing games. We go through all 31 questions in this episode.

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]]>RPG a day is an internet meme done by BrigadeCon and Autocratik that outlines a question a day for the month of August that spurs conversation and talk about our favorite hobby, role-playing games. We go through all 31 questions in this episode.RPG a day is an internet meme done by BrigadeCon and Autocratik that outlines a question a day for the month of August that spurs conversation and talk about our favorite hobby, role-playing games. We go through all 31 questions in this episode. Announcements Ongoing, never ending, pimping of EverCon Gamehole Con ride offer from Sean...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:18:34987BBS011 Venger Satanis at Gamehole Conhttps://gamingandbs.com/venger-satanis-gamehole-con-bbs011/
Mon, 05 Sep 2016 17:05:53 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=966https://gamingandbs.com/venger-satanis-gamehole-con-bbs011/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/venger-satanis-gamehole-con-bbs011/feed/0<p>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Venger Satanis talks about running his game Alpha Blue and how it includes mature subject matter.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/venger-satanis-gamehole-con-bbs011/">BBS011 Venger Satanis at Gamehole Con</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series.

In this bonus episode Venger Satanis talks about running his game Alpha Blue and how it includes mature subject matter.

]]>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Venger Satanis talks about runn...We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Venger Satanis talks about running his game Alpha Blue and how it includes mature subject matter.Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes4:51966103 Steal the Plothttps://gamingandbs.com/steal-plot-gbs103/
Tue, 30 Aug 2016 17:05:37 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=976https://gamingandbs.com/steal-plot-gbs103/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/steal-plot-gbs103/feed/0<p>Steal that plot. One of Brett’s favorite GM advice books is Stealing Cthulhu by Graham Walmsley (available at DRPG). Let’s dig into the book’s core idea and see how we can use it to really improve our genre emulation. Announcements Evercon.org – Come and run games for us! Gamehole! – you need the G&BS Uber?...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/steal-plot-gbs103/">103 Steal the Plot</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Steal that plot. One of Brett’s favorite GM advice books is Stealing Cthulhu by Graham Walmsley (available at DRPG). Let’s dig into the book’s core idea and see how we can use it to really improve our genre emulation.

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]]>Steal that plot. One of Brett’s favorite GM advice books is Stealing Cthulhu by Graham Walmsley (available at DRPG). Let’s dig into the book’s core idea and see how we can use it to really improve our genre emulation. Announcements Evercon.Steal that plot. One of Brett’s favorite GM advice books is Stealing Cthulhu by Graham Walmsley (available at DRPG). Let’s dig into the book’s core idea and see how we can use it to really improve our genre emulation. Announcements Evercon.org – Come and run games for us! Gamehole! – you need the G&BS Uber?...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:10:59976BBS010 Tim Virning at Gamehole Conhttps://gamingandbs.com/tim-virning-gamehole-con-bbs010/
Mon, 29 Aug 2016 17:05:20 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=964https://gamingandbs.com/tim-virning-gamehole-con-bbs010/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/tim-virning-gamehole-con-bbs010/feed/0<p>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Tim Virning talks about running Fiasco, a role-playing game by Jason Morningstar.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/tim-virning-gamehole-con-bbs010/">BBS010 Tim Virning at Gamehole Con</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series.

In this bonus episode Tim Virning talks about running Fiasco, a role-playing game by Jason Morningstar.

]]>We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Tim Virning talks about running...We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Tim Virning talks about running Fiasco, a role-playing game by Jason Morningstar.Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes3:06964102 Gaming Away From The Tablehttps://gamingandbs.com/gaming-away-table-gbs102/
Tue, 23 Aug 2016 17:05:16 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=960https://gamingandbs.com/gaming-away-table-gbs102/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/gaming-away-table-gbs102/feed/0<p>With the recent Kickstarter from Monte Cook Games where Monte talks about addressing absentee members of the game group yet still facilitate a method of play. We figured we’d want to elaborate on this. Be it a forum where you discuss what your player character does during down-time, or it’s a real life letter from one...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/gaming-away-table-gbs102/">102 Gaming Away From The Table</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>With the recent Kickstarter from Monte Cook Games where Monte talks about addressing absentee members of the game group yet still facilitate a method of play. We figured we’d want to elaborate on this. Be it a forum where you discuss what your player character does during down-time, or it’s a real life letter from one player character to another, there’s ways to make this happen, but is it something we prefer?

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]]>With the recent Kickstarter from Monte Cook Games where Monte talks about addressing absentee members of the game group yet still facilitate a method of play. We figured we’d want to elaborate on this. Be it a forum where you discuss what your player c...With the recent Kickstarter from Monte Cook Games where Monte talks about addressing absentee members of the game group yet still facilitate a method of play. We figured we’d want to elaborate on this. Be it a forum where you discuss what your player character does during down-time, or it’s a real life letter from one...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:14:33960101 At What Cost?https://gamingandbs.com/at-what-cost-gbs101/
Tue, 16 Aug 2016 17:05:00 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=956https://gamingandbs.com/at-what-cost-gbs101/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/at-what-cost-gbs101/feed/2<p>In this episode we field a question posed to us by Pure Mongrel’s G+ post … I have a pondering for you guys in regards to game tempo and quality over quantity… Understanding that each playing group is different, there is a general consensus that combat should be fast, prep time should be minimal and...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/at-what-cost-gbs101/">101 At What Cost?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>In this episode we field a question posed to us by Pure Mongrel’s G+ post …

I have a pondering for you guys in regards to game tempo and quality over quantity…

Understanding that each playing group is different, there is a general consensus that combat should be fast, prep time should be minimal and GM’s need to be adaptable; able to cater to a parties erratic decisions and random directions chosen. Are we in danger of diluting our craft with this model? I mean by this are we sacrificing story telling and drama for speed and adaptability? I feel too much player agency leaves the Gm “heading cats”, combat and encounters become to generic and GMing becomes a chore instead of a hobby.

]]>In this episode we field a question posed to us by Pure Mongrel’s G+ post … I have a pondering for you guys in regards to game tempo and quality over quantity… Understanding that each playing group is different,In this episode we field a question posed to us by Pure Mongrel’s G+ post … I have a pondering for you guys in regards to game tempo and quality over quantity… Understanding that each playing group is different, there is a general consensus that combat should be fast, prep time should be minimal and...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:03:53956100 Why We Gamehttps://gamingandbs.com/why-we-game-gbs100/
Tue, 09 Aug 2016 17:05:09 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=953https://gamingandbs.com/why-we-game-gbs100/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/why-we-game-gbs100/feed/0<p>Why we game. How did we get into gaming? What keeps us in the hobby and why is it important to us? We go into a bit about our motivation for partaking in our favorite hobby – playing role-playing games. We share some personal stories along the way. Announcements Gaming & BS social hour to...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/why-we-game-gbs100/">100 Why We Game</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Why we game. How did we get into gaming? What keeps us in the hobby and why is it important to us? We go into a bit about our motivation for partaking in our favorite hobby – playing role-playing games. We share some personal stories along the way.

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Far Trek RPGa free Star Trek: TOS RPG that uses a 3d6 system where you add 3d6 + attribute mod + skill. Classes based off shirt color / department. The rules and support material give you everything you need to play with out to much bloat. Thanks to Joe England for pointing this out

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]]>Why we game. How did we get into gaming? What keeps us in the hobby and why is it important to us? We go into a bit about our motivation for partaking in our favorite hobby – playing role-playing games. We share some personal stories along the way.Why we game. How did we get into gaming? What keeps us in the hobby and why is it important to us? We go into a bit about our motivation for partaking in our favorite hobby – playing role-playing games. We share some personal stories along the way. Announcements Gaming & BS social hour to...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:45:25953099 Screw the Ruleshttps://gamingandbs.com/099-screw-the-rules/
Tue, 02 Aug 2016 17:05:49 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=947https://gamingandbs.com/099-screw-the-rules/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/099-screw-the-rules/feed/1<p>Screw the rules. We come across rules that we don’t use, but why do we overlook them. Aren’t they part of the roleplaying game? Maybe it’s a complicated rule that slows down play. Perhaps we have a better way of doing things. We discuss the rules we don’t use and why. Announcements G&BS Social Hour...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/099-screw-the-rules/">099 Screw the Rules</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Screw the rules. We come across rules that we don’t use, but why do we overlook them. Aren’t they part of the roleplaying game? Maybe it’s a complicated rule that slows down play. Perhaps we have a better way of doing things. We discuss the rules we don’t use and why.

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]]>Screw the rules. We come across rules that we don’t use, but why do we overlook them. Aren’t they part of the roleplaying game? Maybe it’s a complicated rule that slows down play. Perhaps we have a better way of doing things.Screw the rules. We come across rules that we don’t use, but why do we overlook them. Aren’t they part of the roleplaying game? Maybe it’s a complicated rule that slows down play. Perhaps we have a better way of doing things. We discuss the rules we don’t use and why. Announcements G&BS Social Hour...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:16:32947098 OK To Failhttps://gamingandbs.com/ok-fail-gbs098/
Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:05:22 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=944https://gamingandbs.com/ok-fail-gbs098/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/ok-fail-gbs098/feed/1<p>It’s ok to fail. As a player, we learn from our mistakes. We can admit our shortcomings, well everyone but Sean. We’re working on that. Like many not-so-positive topics we cover, there can be something good on the other side of the die. This is no different. It teaches us valuable lessons. Failure helps us...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/ok-fail-gbs098/">098 OK To Fail</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>It’s ok to fail. As a player, we learn from our mistakes. We can admit our shortcomings, well everyone but Sean. We’re working on that. Like many not-so-positive topics we cover, there can be something good on the other side of the die. This is no different. It teaches us valuable lessons. Failure helps us figure out a better way to do something.

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]]>It’s ok to fail. As a player, we learn from our mistakes. We can admit our shortcomings, well everyone but Sean. We’re working on that. Like many not-so-positive topics we cover, there can be something good on the other side of the die.It’s ok to fail. As a player, we learn from our mistakes. We can admit our shortcomings, well everyone but Sean. We’re working on that. Like many not-so-positive topics we cover, there can be something good on the other side of the die. This is no different. It teaches us valuable lessons. Failure helps us...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:17:26944097 Imprisoning Player Charactershttps://gamingandbs.com/imprisoning-player-characters-gbs097/
Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:05:29 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=938https://gamingandbs.com/imprisoning-player-characters-gbs097/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/imprisoning-player-characters-gbs097/feed/0<p>Imprisoning player characters can take away agency from the players, no question. Game masters can certainly present this to the players, but should be careful not to take it too far. Take it too far and players will get frustrated and ruin a game. Just getting the player characters into a prison situation may be a...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/imprisoning-player-characters-gbs097/">097 Imprisoning Player Characters</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Imprisoning player characters can take away agency from the players, no question. Game masters can certainly present this to the players, but should be careful not to take it too far. Take it too far and players will get frustrated and ruin a game. Just getting the player characters into a prison situation may be a challenge. How about running an rpg set inside a prison? Well, that’s just madness that might present a great game.

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]]>Imprisoning player characters can take away agency from the players, no question. Game masters can certainly present this to the players, but should be careful not to take it too far. Take it too far and players will get frustrated and ruin a game.Imprisoning player characters can take away agency from the players, no question. Game masters can certainly present this to the players, but should be careful not to take it too far. Take it too far and players will get frustrated and ruin a game. Just getting the player characters into a prison situation may be a...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:00:48938096 Character Building Questionshttps://gamingandbs.com/character-building-questions-gbs096/
Tue, 12 Jul 2016 17:05:14 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=934https://gamingandbs.com/character-building-questions-gbs096/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/character-building-questions-gbs096/feed/0<p>Character building questions stems from the bonds that rpg Dungeonworld uses to help solidify, or establish, relationships between player characters. It typically starts before kicking off the game and prevents a player character from lacking the motivation for being with the other player characters. We look at this from the player side as well as from the Game Master’s...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/character-building-questions-gbs096/">096 Character Building Questions</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Character building questions stems from the bonds that rpg Dungeonworld uses to help solidify, or establish, relationships between player characters. It typically starts before kicking off the game and prevents a player character from lacking the motivation for being with the other player characters. We look at this from the player side as well as from the Game Master’s chair. You can also use this approach to inspire the game you and your players want to play.

]]>Character building questions stems from the bonds that rpg Dungeonworld uses to help solidify, or establish, relationships between player characters. It typically starts before kicking off the game and prevents a player character from lacking the motiv...Character building questions stems from the bonds that rpg Dungeonworld uses to help solidify, or establish, relationships between player characters. It typically starts before kicking off the game and prevents a player character from lacking the motivation for being with the other player characters. We look at this from the player side as well as from the Game Master’s...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:14:00934095 Campaign Creationhttps://gamingandbs.com/campaign-creation-gbs095/
Tue, 05 Jul 2016 17:05:59 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=930https://gamingandbs.com/campaign-creation-gbs095/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/campaign-creation-gbs095/feed/0<p>Campaign creation, a topic posed to us by Michael Drescher. We throw in the Fronts from the Dungeonworld rpg as a point of reference and a good way to approach fleshing out your campaign. Our thoughts, or approach, is not the be all end all to creating a campaign. Sean tends to start with prepublished modules but...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/campaign-creation-gbs095/">095 Campaign Creation</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Campaign creation, a topic posed to us by Michael Drescher. We throw in the Fronts from the Dungeonworld rpg as a point of reference and a good way to approach fleshing out your campaign. Our thoughts, or approach, is not the be all end all to creating a campaign. Sean tends to start with prepublished modules but may end up going off the rails and ad-libbing the rest of his sessions because a more exciting path may present itself. Brett has his own method and explains that. There is no wrong way to doing an rpg campaign, but we do have a warning to GM’s. Let us know what you think.

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]]>Campaign creation, a topic posed to us by Michael Drescher. We throw in the Fronts from the Dungeonworld rpg as a point of reference and a good way to approach fleshing out your campaign. Our thoughts, or approach,Campaign creation, a topic posed to us by Michael Drescher. We throw in the Fronts from the Dungeonworld rpg as a point of reference and a good way to approach fleshing out your campaign. Our thoughts, or approach, is not the be all end all to creating a campaign. Sean tends to start with prepublished modules but...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:02:06930094 Random Encounters in RPGshttps://gamingandbs.com/random-encounters-rpgs-gbs094/
Tue, 28 Jun 2016 17:05:46 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=924https://gamingandbs.com/random-encounters-rpgs-gbs094/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/random-encounters-rpgs-gbs094/feed/5<p>Random encounters in role-playing games, they were frequently found in many first edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons modules and adventures. We look back at how we used them or they were used against us. It doesn’t have to be rolling on a table to see what is coming down the hall to consume the player...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/random-encounters-rpgs-gbs094/">094 Random Encounters in RPGs</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Random encounters in role-playing games, they were frequently found in many first edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons modules and adventures. We look back at how we used them or they were used against us. It doesn’t have to be rolling on a table to see what is coming down the hall to consume the player charaters. You can use them to insert some twists or flavor into your game. Let us know how you use random encounters into your game.

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]]>Random encounters in role-playing games, they were frequently found in many first edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons modules and adventures. We look back at how we used them or they were used against us.Random encounters in role-playing games, they were frequently found in many first edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons modules and adventures. We look back at how we used them or they were used against us. It doesn’t have to be rolling on a table to see what is coming down the hall to consume the player...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes55:47:00924093 Board and Card Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/board-card-games-gbs093/
Tue, 21 Jun 2016 17:05:05 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=922https://gamingandbs.com/board-card-games-gbs093/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/board-card-games-gbs093/feed/0<p>Board and card games, Brett and Sean talk about their preferences and some of the games they play when not playing RPG’s. While they’re certainly fun to play, they are certainly a different type of game to play when compared to roleplaying games. Both types of games are certainly more competitive, one of things Sean...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/board-card-games-gbs093/">093 Board and Card Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Board and card games, Brett and Sean talk about their preferences and some of the games they play when not playing RPG’s. While they’re certainly fun to play, they are certainly a different type of game to play when compared to roleplaying games. Both types of games are certainly more competitive, one of things Sean will talk about, but some board games do lend a cooperative approach – Pandemic is a big one, but can still have drawbacks. This episode is not going into a lot of mechanics but more of our preferences and what we play or have played.

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]]>Board and card games, Brett and Sean talk about their preferences and some of the games they play when not playing RPG’s. While they’re certainly fun to play, they are certainly a different type of game to play when compared to roleplaying games.Board and card games, Brett and Sean talk about their preferences and some of the games they play when not playing RPG’s. While they’re certainly fun to play, they are certainly a different type of game to play when compared to roleplaying games. Both types of games are certainly more competitive, one of things Sean...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:17:45922092 Humor in Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/humor-roleplaying-games-gbs092/
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:05:37 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=918https://gamingandbs.com/humor-roleplaying-games-gbs092/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/humor-roleplaying-games-gbs092/feed/1<p>Humor in roleplaying games, there’s a time and place for it. It can bring levity, but how much is too much and what happens when it gets out of control? Is it really worth killing a player…character over it? It can depend on the game you’re playing. Some games like Paranoia can certainly bring humor...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/humor-roleplaying-games-gbs092/">092 Humor in Roleplaying Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Humor in roleplaying games, there’s a time and place for it. It can bring levity, but how much is too much and what happens when it gets out of control? Is it really worth killing a player…character over it? It can depend on the game you’re playing. Some games like Paranoia can certainly bring humor as a center point within the game. Genre also sets the mood. In the end, you want to have fun and not everything needs to be done with massive amount of seriousness.

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]]>Humor in roleplaying games, there’s a time and place for it. It can bring levity, but how much is too much and what happens when it gets out of control? Is it really worth killing a player…character over it? It can depend on the game you’re playing.Humor in roleplaying games, there’s a time and place for it. It can bring levity, but how much is too much and what happens when it gets out of control? Is it really worth killing a player…character over it? It can depend on the game you’re playing. Some games like Paranoia can certainly bring humor...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes52:41918091 Powerful Items in RPGshttps://gamingandbs.com/powerful-items-rpgs-gbs091/
Tue, 07 Jun 2016 17:05:36 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=915https://gamingandbs.com/powerful-items-rpgs-gbs091/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/powerful-items-rpgs-gbs091/feed/0<p>Powerful items in rpg’s, game masters give them out from time-to-time. It’s the +5 Holy Avenger or some ancient artifact that can grant Wish or Resurrection spells. You run the risk of breaking your game, or do you? We as Dungeon Masters may regret providing these powerful magic items, but what do you do after one of the members...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/powerful-items-rpgs-gbs091/">091 Powerful Items in RPGs</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Powerful items in rpg’s, game masters give them out from time-to-time. It’s the +5 Holy Avenger or some ancient artifact that can grant Wish or Resurrection spells. You run the risk of breaking your game, or do you? We as Dungeon Masters may regret providing these powerful magic items, but what do you do after one of the members of possess such a find and you need to set things right?

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]]>Powerful items in rpg’s, game masters give them out from time-to-time. It’s the +5 Holy Avenger or some ancient artifact that can grant Wish or Resurrection spells. You run the risk of breaking your game, or do you?Powerful items in rpg’s, game masters give them out from time-to-time. It’s the +5 Holy Avenger or some ancient artifact that can grant Wish or Resurrection spells. You run the risk of breaking your game, or do you? We as Dungeon Masters may regret providing these powerful magic items, but what do you do after one of the members...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:00:39915090 Keeping Players Engagedhttps://gamingandbs.com/keeping-players-engaged-gbs090/
Tue, 31 May 2016 17:05:33 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=913https://gamingandbs.com/keeping-players-engaged-gbs090/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/keeping-players-engaged-gbs090/feed/2<p>Keeping players engaged, there are a few things you can do. Often times it’s because they’re bored or not engaged. As a GM you can do a few things. Hell, Brett goes as far as doing one-on-ones. “How are you liking your character? What goals are you trying to achieve?” It’s gotta be his promotion...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/keeping-players-engaged-gbs090/">090 Keeping Players Engaged</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Keeping players engaged, there are a few things you can do. Often times it’s because they’re bored or not engaged. As a GM you can do a few things. Hell, Brett goes as far as doing one-on-ones. “How are you liking your character? What goals are you trying to achieve?” It’s gotta be his promotion to management that has him all corporate. Seriously speaking, it may one of many ways to ensure all is going well and your player(s) stay engaged in your current role-playing game.

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]]>Keeping players engaged, there are a few things you can do. Often times it’s because they’re bored or not engaged. As a GM you can do a few things. Hell, Brett goes as far as doing one-on-ones. “How are you liking your character?Keeping players engaged, there are a few things you can do. Often times it’s because they’re bored or not engaged. As a GM you can do a few things. Hell, Brett goes as far as doing one-on-ones. “How are you liking your character? What goals are you trying to achieve?” It’s gotta be his promotion...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:12:52913089 Interpreting Die Rollshttps://gamingandbs.com/interpreting-die-rolls-gbs089/
Tue, 24 May 2016 17:05:30 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=911https://gamingandbs.com/interpreting-die-rolls-gbs089/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/interpreting-die-rolls-gbs089/feed/0<p>Interpreting die rolls, or do you use degrees of success with systems that don’t facilitate such a mechanic? Of course there are role-playing game systems like Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars RPG or Powered by the Apocalypse Dungeon World, and even Savage Worlds all have some type of heightened success or failure. But what about the popular...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/interpreting-die-rolls-gbs089/">089 Interpreting Die Rolls</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Interpreting die rolls, or do you use degrees of success with systems that don’t facilitate such a mechanic? Of course there are role-playing game systems like Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars RPG or Powered by the Apocalypse Dungeon World, and even Savage Worlds all have some type of heightened success or failure. But what about the popular d20-based systems where a confirmation of a critical hit is the extent of a degree of success, yet certain lacks any mention of ‘coming close’ or ‘just misses’ via a target number that is usually pretty cut and dry. You either made it or you didn’t.

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End of Savage Bloggerspodcast, all the best to Ron Blessing and Kristian Serrano!

Congrats to Senda and Emily of She’s a Super Geekpodcast for making it to their show’s first birthday!

Much respect for Fear the Boot, dropped their 400th episode and been doing their show for 10 years!

]]>Interpreting die rolls, or do you use degrees of success with systems that don’t facilitate such a mechanic? Of course there are role-playing game systems like Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars RPG or Powered by the Apocalypse Dungeon World,Interpreting die rolls, or do you use degrees of success with systems that don’t facilitate such a mechanic? Of course there are role-playing game systems like Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars RPG or Powered by the Apocalypse Dungeon World, and even Savage Worlds all have some type of heightened success or failure. But what about the popular...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes55:12911088 Collecting Role-playing Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/collecting-role-playing-games-gbs088/
Tue, 17 May 2016 17:05:29 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=908https://gamingandbs.com/collecting-role-playing-games-gbs088/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/collecting-role-playing-games-gbs088/feed/0<p>Collecting role-playing games, we treasure our beloved tomes of rules, maps and scenarios. We keep things because they can be used as resources. Or maybe it’s nostalgia. But in this episode Brett and I visit Alex Kammer, Director of Gamehole Con [sponsor], at the Gamehole where we talk to him about being an avid collector of TSR’s Dungeons...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/collecting-role-playing-games-gbs088/">088 Collecting Role-playing Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Collecting role-playing games, we treasure our beloved tomes of rules, maps and scenarios. We keep things because they can be used as resources. Or maybe it’s nostalgia. But in this episode Brett and I visit Alex Kammer, Director of Gamehole Con [sponsor], at the Gamehole where we talk to him about being an avid collector of TSR’s Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game products.

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]]>Collecting role-playing games, we treasure our beloved tomes of rules, maps and scenarios. We keep things because they can be used as resources. Or maybe it’s nostalgia. But in this episode Brett and I visit Alex Kammer,Collecting role-playing games, we treasure our beloved tomes of rules, maps and scenarios. We keep things because they can be used as resources. Or maybe it’s nostalgia. But in this episode Brett and I visit Alex Kammer, Director of Gamehole Con [sponsor], at the Gamehole where we talk to him about being an avid collector of TSR’s Dungeons...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:07:33908087 GM Screenshttps://gamingandbs.com/gm-screens-gbs087/
Tue, 10 May 2016 17:05:33 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=904https://gamingandbs.com/gm-screens-gbs087/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/gm-screens-gbs087/feed/0<p>GM screens are great for referencing rules without having to page through a thick rpg rule book. Some of us choose not to use them because they can be intrusive and create a physical barrier between the players and the game master. Use them or not, there can be some pretty creative screens out there...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/gm-screens-gbs087/">087 GM Screens</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>GM screens are great for referencing rules without having to page through a thick rpg rule book. Some of us choose not to use them because they can be intrusive and create a physical barrier between the players and the game master. Use them or not, there can be some pretty creative screens out there – be it fold out plastic Castle Greyskull or using cd jewel cases, they can add some pizzaz to the rpg game table.

]]>GM screens are great for referencing rules without having to page through a thick rpg rule book. Some of us choose not to use them because they can be intrusive and create a physical barrier between the players and the game master. Use them or not,GM screens are great for referencing rules without having to page through a thick rpg rule book. Some of us choose not to use them because they can be intrusive and create a physical barrier between the players and the game master. Use them or not, there can be some pretty creative screens out there...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:01:11904086 Secret Convo in RPGshttps://gamingandbs.com/secret-convo-rpgs-086/
Tue, 03 May 2016 17:05:51 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=899https://gamingandbs.com/secret-convo-rpgs-086/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/secret-convo-rpgs-086/feed/2<p>Secret conversations in rpgs. We pass notes. Game Masters pull players aside to talk about something that may not be privy to the in-game situation. Does it matter if the rest of your group hears these conversations? Sometimes this can take attention from others. Like the theater diva of the group seeks attention, so would...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/secret-convo-rpgs-086/">086 Secret Convo in RPGs</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Secret conversations in rpgs. We pass notes. Game Masters pull players aside to talk about something that may not be privy to the in-game situation. Does it matter if the rest of your group hears these conversations? Sometimes this can take attention from others. Like the theater diva of the group seeks attention, so would the sneaky, conniving, cunning player that wants the private attention of the referee.

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]]>Secret conversations in rpgs. We pass notes. Game Masters pull players aside to talk about something that may not be privy to the in-game situation. Does it matter if the rest of your group hears these conversations?Secret conversations in rpgs. We pass notes. Game Masters pull players aside to talk about something that may not be privy to the in-game situation. Does it matter if the rest of your group hears these conversations? Sometimes this can take attention from others. Like the theater diva of the group seeks attention, so would...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:01:14899085 Counting Coup in RPGshttps://gamingandbs.com/counting-coup-rpgs-gbs085/
Tue, 26 Apr 2016 17:05:01 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=894https://gamingandbs.com/counting-coup-rpgs-gbs085/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/counting-coup-rpgs-gbs085/feed/2<p>Counting coup in rpgs, it stems from an old tradition of the Native Americans. In roleplaying games it can be considered a different way to handle combat. It doesn’t always have to be ‘to the death’! What if a nonplayer character needs the party to do some bidding, yet they still need to convey their...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/counting-coup-rpgs-gbs085/">085 Counting Coup in RPGs</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Counting coup in rpgs, it stems from an old tradition of the Native Americans. In roleplaying games it can be considered a different way to handle combat. It doesn’t always have to be ‘to the death’! What if a nonplayer character needs the party to do some bidding, yet they still need to convey their superiority to the not-so-humble player characters. Perhaps a duel is in order, but points are used. And there’s something to be said if a character in your rpg has inflicted multiple scars to that one nemesis in a way that bestows humiliation and dishonor upon that foe. How would you consider using counting coup to spice up your rpg combat encounters?

]]>Counting coup in rpgs, it stems from an old tradition of the Native Americans. In roleplaying games it can be considered a different way to handle combat. It doesn’t always have to be ‘to the death’! What if a nonplayer character needs the party to do ...Counting coup in rpgs, it stems from an old tradition of the Native Americans. In roleplaying games it can be considered a different way to handle combat. It doesn’t always have to be ‘to the death’! What if a nonplayer character needs the party to do some bidding, yet they still need to convey their...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:09:50894084 Inclusion in RPG Hobbyhttps://gamingandbs.com/inclusion-rpg-hobby-084/
Tue, 19 Apr 2016 17:05:01 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=890https://gamingandbs.com/inclusion-rpg-hobby-084/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/inclusion-rpg-hobby-084/feed/2<p>Inclusion in the RPG hobby, there are times when we are not doing our best at welcoming others into awesome world of role-playing games. Even when interacting with people of other genders, ethnicity, etc, we can say the wrong thing without even being aware of the fact. Of course there are people that consciously choose...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/inclusion-rpg-hobby-084/">084 Inclusion in RPG Hobby</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Inclusion in the RPG hobby, there are times when we are not doing our best at welcoming others into awesome world of role-playing games. Even when interacting with people of other genders, ethnicity, etc, we can say the wrong thing without even being aware of the fact. Of course there are people that consciously choose to facilitate a level of discomfort, and even hostility towards ‘outsiders’. Be it the debate over geek girls, gawking at women, considering anything non-white flesh tone as not ‘normal’ color, lack of representation within the artwork of rpgs, and more, we need to be better and we need your help. We know you’re above all this negative nonsense.

In this episode we’re not here to reprimand anyone. It is not to debate on whether there is a problem or not. It’s to bring awareness to the fact that there are others that not only feel excluded from our awesome hobby, but, as previously mentioned, have actually had one of our own be outwardly hostile to them. We simply ask that you be aware of how we interact with others and to embrace newcomers into our hobby no matter the differences between us. If you witness something that may detract from bringing someone into our fold, the hobby, be sure to say something. Squash it! As cliché is it may sound, together we can truly make a difference.

]]>Inclusion in the RPG hobby, there are times when we are not doing our best at welcoming others into awesome world of role-playing games. Even when interacting with people of other genders, ethnicity, etc, we can say the wrong thing without even being a...Inclusion in the RPG hobby, there are times when we are not doing our best at welcoming others into awesome world of role-playing games. Even when interacting with people of other genders, ethnicity, etc, we can say the wrong thing without even being aware of the fact. Of course there are people that consciously choose...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes47:46890083 No Shows at RPG Conshttps://gamingandbs.com/no-shows-rpg-cons-gbs083/
Tue, 12 Apr 2016 17:05:07 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=886https://gamingandbs.com/no-shows-rpg-cons-gbs083/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/no-shows-rpg-cons-gbs083/feed/1<p>No shows at rpg cons, it happens. Before being perturbed, it is possible that someone had an emergency come up and could not get to to the convention. But what can you do? Well, the con organizers probably have some method of refunding your ticket or getting you into another game if you’re a player...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/no-shows-rpg-cons-gbs083/">083 No Shows at RPG Cons</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>No shows at rpg cons, it happens. Before being perturbed, it is possible that someone had an emergency come up and could not get to to the convention. But what can you do? Well, the con organizers probably have some method of refunding your ticket or getting you into another game if you’re a player that got stood up by a game master. It is not always the GM, it could be that the a minimum amount of players to run a game is not met. You don’t have a quorum. It may be an easier fix if you just quick pitch your game to passers by in hopes of landing a player or two. Inspired by Nick A. our friend and listener of the show who encountered such a problem at GaryCon, though it was probably a direct result of the registration problems.

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Fateful Mike emails us to ask about some places he could go to find a game. He also asks us about Aces and Eights, a wild west RPG by Kenzer Co. Which is something we don’t know much about, so if you are familiar with the game, help Mike and comment in the comments.

Timothy Stone and Kristian Serrano comment on G+ about episode 82 where we spoke about dedication to system.

]]>No shows at rpg cons, it happens. Before being perturbed, it is possible that someone had an emergency come up and could not get to to the convention. But what can you do? Well, the con organizers probably have some method of refunding your ticket or g...No shows at rpg cons, it happens. Before being perturbed, it is possible that someone had an emergency come up and could not get to to the convention. But what can you do? Well, the con organizers probably have some method of refunding your ticket or getting you into another game if you’re a player...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes59:18:00886082 Dedication to Systemhttps://gamingandbs.com/dedication-system-gbs082/
Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:05:11 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=877https://gamingandbs.com/dedication-system-gbs082/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/dedication-system-gbs082/feed/2<p>Dedication to system, or system mastery, is often used in the same context. While it may take ‘dedication to an rpg system’ in order to gain mastery of its rules, it’s not always the case. There are advantages and disadvantages to being dedication to sone system. System mastery is obviously an advantage, but what about...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/dedication-system-gbs082/">082 Dedication to System</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Dedication to system, or system mastery, is often used in the same context. While it may take ‘dedication to an rpg system’ in order to gain mastery of its rules, it’s not always the case. There are advantages and disadvantages to being dedication to sone system. System mastery is obviously an advantage, but what about broadening your rpg horizon. What other types of play do other games facilitate and how do you know the one you are dedicated to is the best one for your play style?

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Gamehole Con Event Reg Open! Brett has yet to submit his events. Sean has his Force Five from Alderaan FFG Star Wars game submitted as well as a Savage Worlds Fuhgeddaboudit(pay what you want on Drivethru) mobster game set in 1968 Vegas.

Forget Midwest was this past weekend. Hope it well for all those that attended and Willow P. for being one of the main organizers.

]]>Dedication to system, or system mastery, is often used in the same context. While it may take ‘dedication to an rpg system’ in order to gain mastery of its rules, it’s not always the case. There are advantages and disadvantages to being dedication to s...Dedication to system, or system mastery, is often used in the same context. While it may take ‘dedication to an rpg system’ in order to gain mastery of its rules, it’s not always the case. There are advantages and disadvantages to being dedication to sone system. System mastery is obviously an advantage, but what about...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes50:55:00877081 Player versus Playerhttps://gamingandbs.com/player-versus-player-gbs081/
Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:05:35 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=873https://gamingandbs.com/player-versus-player-gbs081/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/player-versus-player-gbs081/feed/0<p>Player versus player in roleplaying games, without agreement and understanding in advance it can turn out to be a royal fiasco. We specify player versus player and character versus character. Brett talks about how there has been positive gaming experiences when players go back and forth with their characters, but it doesn’t always happen that...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/player-versus-player-gbs081/">081 Player versus Player</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Player versus player in roleplaying games, without agreement and understanding in advance it can turn out to be a royal fiasco. We specify player versus player and character versus character. Brett talks about how there has been positive gaming experiences when players go back and forth with their characters, but it doesn’t always happen that way. It can also take away spotlight from other players as well as the GM. What if you rule out player versus player situations? Y0u might miss out some good story.

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Still looking for people to run games at Gamehole Con, let us know. Brett is going to run D&D 5e in his homebrew Avalon setting, MERP or Warhammer Fantasy. Sean is running Age of Rebellion Force Five from Alderaan, not your rated PG Star Wars story.

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Fateful Mike emails us and asks about World Wide Wrestling rpg which is a Powered by the Apocalypse game. We suggest he reach out to friend of the show, Joe Cwik. Joe does a podcast on wrestling, you find it here.

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]]>Player versus player in roleplaying games, without agreement and understanding in advance it can turn out to be a royal fiasco. We specify player versus player and character versus character. Brett talks about how there has been positive gaming experie...Player versus player in roleplaying games, without agreement and understanding in advance it can turn out to be a royal fiasco. We specify player versus player and character versus character. Brett talks about how there has been positive gaming experiences when players go back and forth with their characters, but it doesn’t always happen that...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes59:12873080 Savage Worlds RPGhttps://gamingandbs.com/savage-worlds-rpg-gbs080/
Tue, 22 Mar 2016 17:05:03 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=856https://gamingandbs.com/savage-worlds-rpg-gbs080/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/savage-worlds-rpg-gbs080/feed/2<p>We talk Savage Worlds RPG, and solicit some help from Kristian Serrano and Ron Blessing from the Savage Bloggers Network. Published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Savage Worlds’ motto is ‘Fast, Furious, and Fun’. We talk about what makes it fast, furious, and fun. Target number four, raises, wild die, bennies, wild cards and extras, and playing cards for initiatives are just some...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/savage-worlds-rpg-gbs080/">080 Savage Worlds RPG</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We talk Savage Worlds RPG, and solicit some help from Kristian Serrano and Ron Blessing from the Savage Bloggers Network. Published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Savage Worlds’ motto is ‘Fast, Furious, and Fun’. We talk about what makes it fast, furious, and fun. Target number four, raises, wild die, bennies, wild cards and extras, and playing cards for initiatives are just some of the features of the popular rpg ruleset. There is even some interesting tidbits that many people may not know about the game or the publisher! Thanks Ron and Kristian!

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We’re looking for gamers to run rpgs at Gamehole Con in November. Let us know and add ‘Gaming and BS presents’ to the title of your game when event submission opens April 1st!

When offer up some corrections from episode 79 when we talked about Acrid Herald and Game School Podcast.

Chris Shorb and his friends are putting together a con in October in the San Bernadino Mountains outside LA. Small intimate con, the whole weekend long, all food and lodging inclusive the price. Any pub you can give would be welcome. https://www.facebook.com/Pineconconvention

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We put Kristian and Ron on the spot and run them through Skill Check!

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]]>We talk Savage Worlds RPG, and solicit some help from Kristian Serrano and Ron Blessing from the Savage Bloggers Network. Published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Savage Worlds’ motto is ‘Fast, Furious, and Fun’. We talk about what makes it fast,We talk Savage Worlds RPG, and solicit some help from Kristian Serrano and Ron Blessing from the Savage Bloggers Network. Published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Savage Worlds’ motto is ‘Fast, Furious, and Fun’. We talk about what makes it fast, furious, and fun. Target number four, raises, wild die, bennies, wild cards and extras, and playing cards for initiatives are just some...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:48:29856079 Latency in RPG Combathttps://gamingandbs.com/latency-rpg-combat-gbs079/
Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:15:31 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=844https://gamingandbs.com/latency-rpg-combat-gbs079/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/latency-rpg-combat-gbs079/feed/1<p>Latency in rpg combat occurs from time to time. Sure there are roleplaying games that have higher rates, or delays, in how combat is resolved. What causes this ‘latency’ we speak of? It could be that many players simply don’t know all the rules. Maybe there are too many rules to remember. How does a...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/latency-rpg-combat-gbs079/">079 Latency in RPG Combat</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Latency in rpg combat occurs from time to time. Sure there are roleplaying games that have higher rates, or delays, in how combat is resolved. What causes this ‘latency’ we speak of? It could be that many players simply don’t know all the rules. Maybe there are too many rules to remember. How does a more tactical game, that often includes miniatures, handle latency? There are ways to mitigate latency in combat, which is something we talk about. It is also a two-way street. The GM has to be on their game and so do the players. How do you handle this in your game?

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]]>Latency in rpg combat occurs from time to time. Sure there are roleplaying games that have higher rates, or delays, in how combat is resolved. What causes this ‘latency’ we speak of? It could be that many players simply don’t know all the rules.Latency in rpg combat occurs from time to time. Sure there are roleplaying games that have higher rates, or delays, in how combat is resolved. What causes this ‘latency’ we speak of? It could be that many players simply don’t know all the rules. Maybe there are too many rules to remember. How does a...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:00:09844078 Starting the RPG Campaignhttps://gamingandbs.com/starting-rpg-campaign-gbs078/
Tue, 08 Mar 2016 18:05:40 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=838https://gamingandbs.com/starting-rpg-campaign-gbs078/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/starting-rpg-campaign-gbs078/feed/2<p>Starting the rpg campaign takes some previous thought. How much depends on a few things, what you’re going to play and how you’ll approach your players are just two thing to consider. There is quite a bit of social contract, knowledge gathering and dissemination of information. Players are going to want to know the type...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/starting-rpg-campaign-gbs078/">078 Starting the RPG Campaign</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Starting the rpg campaign takes some previous thought. How much depends on a few things, what you’re going to play and how you’ll approach your players are just two thing to consider. There is quite a bit of social contract, knowledge gathering and dissemination of information. Players are going to want to know the type of campaign you’re going to run. What system are you, as the game master, going to use? As a GM, what do you want the players to know before everyone sits at the table and the plot begins….to thicken. Certainly a topic that could span hours of discussion, we talk about it in this episode.

In addition to the main topic, we also talk about our experience at GaryCon VIII held this past weekend in Lake Geneva, WI. Aside from the podcaster seminar, which we were a part of, Brett was mainly in spectator mode while Sean played in an 1st edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game, Acrid Herald which is a playtest of Merle Rasmussen will be kickstarting later this year. He went on to play Cyberpunk as well as Mike Mearls’ D&D 5th edition game. The best part was meeting new friends and seeing old ones.

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Forrest Aguirre lets us know his thoughts on monsters. Greg Palacek shares one of his tales with dopplegangers. And Chris Schorb comments on episode 077 where we covered opposed die rolls. Thanks for commenting everyone!

]]>Starting the rpg campaign takes some previous thought. How much depends on a few things, what you’re going to play and how you’ll approach your players are just two thing to consider. There is quite a bit of social contract,Starting the rpg campaign takes some previous thought. How much depends on a few things, what you’re going to play and how you’ll approach your players are just two thing to consider. There is quite a bit of social contract, knowledge gathering and dissemination of information. Players are going to want to know the type...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:11:33838077 Opposed Die Rolls in RPGshttps://gamingandbs.com/opposed-die-rolls-rpgs-gbs077/
Tue, 01 Mar 2016 18:05:48 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=830https://gamingandbs.com/opposed-die-rolls-rpgs-gbs077/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/opposed-die-rolls-rpgs-gbs077/feed/4<p>We typically use opposed die rolls in rpgs to resolve a contest between player characters or between player character and nonplayer characters. We may use skills – my push to your pull, or more like sense motive to the other’s deception. Some systems could have a different approach, re: Star Wars Edge of the Empire by Fantasy Flight...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/opposed-die-rolls-rpgs-gbs077/">077 Opposed Die Rolls in RPGs</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We typically use opposed die rolls in rpgs to resolve a contest between player characters or between player character and nonplayer characters. We may use skills – my push to your pull, or more like sense motive to the other’s deception. Some systems could have a different approach, re: Star Wars Edge of the Empire by Fantasy Flight Games. Savage Worlds presents it’s own type of opposed die roll/check, one person rolls, player can opt to use bennies to increase the roll and then settles on an end result that becomes the target number for the opposing party to beat. What about using them for combat situations? Are opposed die rolls good or bad? Do we have a preference? Listen and find out. Inspired by listener Roger Brasslett. Thanks Roger!

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]]>We typically use opposed die rolls in rpgs to resolve a contest between player characters or between player character and nonplayer characters. We may use skills – my push to your pull, or more like sense motive to the other’s deception.We typically use opposed die rolls in rpgs to resolve a contest between player characters or between player character and nonplayer characters. We may use skills – my push to your pull, or more like sense motive to the other’s deception. Some systems could have a different approach, re: Star Wars Edge of the Empire by Fantasy Flight...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:04:41830076 Monsters and Non Monstershttps://gamingandbs.com/monsters-and-nonmonsters-gbs076/
Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:00:44 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=812https://gamingandbs.com/monsters-and-nonmonsters-gbs076/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/monsters-and-nonmonsters-gbs076/feed/1<p>Monsters and non monsters in roleplaying games. As Game Masters we throw them at the players, but the big bad is typically a humanoid or human. That is not necessary true. Is it? By saying this we are considering monsters as just fillers. They may be the creatures that do the bidding of some more...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/monsters-and-nonmonsters-gbs076/">076 Monsters and Non Monsters</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Monsters and non monsters in roleplaying games. As Game Masters we throw them at the players, but the big bad is typically a humanoid or human. That is not necessary true. Is it? By saying this we are considering monsters as just fillers. They may be the creatures that do the bidding of some more intelligent human or non monster. I think that is what we’re trying to say in this episode.

We also want to issue a correction to episode 75. Ashen Stars was done by Robin D. Laws and not Kevin Kulp as conveyed in the show.

Quick thank you to those that joined us for BS’ing with Friends Google Hangout. Forrest Aguirre, Hawk Sparrow, Randy Farmer, Victor Wyatt, Chris Sniezak and Nathan Panke. We hope to setup another one soon. You can bookmark this link for future.

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Chris Schorb and Jeff Fitz leave voice mails. Thanks guys!

We field 2 emails. One from FATEFul Mike and Mike. Thanks for taking the time fellas!

]]>Monsters and non monsters in roleplaying games. As Game Masters we throw them at the players, but the big bad is typically a humanoid or human. That is not necessary true. Is it? By saying this we are considering monsters as just fillers.Monsters and non monsters in roleplaying games. As Game Masters we throw them at the players, but the big bad is typically a humanoid or human. That is not necessary true. Is it? By saying this we are considering monsters as just fillers. They may be the creatures that do the bidding of some more...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:05:01812075 Gumshoe RPG Systemhttps://gamingandbs.com/gumshoe-rpg-system-gbs075/
Tue, 16 Feb 2016 18:05:19 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=799https://gamingandbs.com/gumshoe-rpg-system-gbs075/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/gumshoe-rpg-system-gbs075/feed/1<p>We talk about the Gumshoe RPG system developed by Robin D. Laws and published by Pelgrane Press. Ken Hite, author of Trail of Cthulhu, wrote the game using Gumshoe system because a Call of Cthuhlu game could come to a screeching halt if a player character does not find the clue, or the gamemaster would have to scramble to...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/gumshoe-rpg-system-gbs075/">075 Gumshoe RPG System</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We talk about the Gumshoe RPG system developed by Robin D. Laws and published by Pelgrane Press. Ken Hite, author of Trail of Cthulhu, wrote the game using Gumshoe system because a Call of Cthuhlu game could come to a screeching halt if a player character does not find the clue, or the gamemaster would have to scramble to devise another way to move the plot forward. In the the Gumshoe system you get the clue as long as an ability/skill intuitively makes sense to discover it! Gumshoe RPG system also has a bit of resource management behind it. Players can spend skill points to increase rolls, a d6 is all you need, to increase your chances of succeeding. Besides Trail of Cthulhu, games based on the Gumshoe system include Night’s Black Agents, The Esoterrorists, Mutant City Blues and Ashen Stars to name just a few.

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Angela Murray sends us an email about our show on investigative rpg’s.

]]>We talk about the Gumshoe RPG system developed by Robin D. Laws and published by Pelgrane Press. Ken Hite, author of Trail of Cthulhu, wrote the game using Gumshoe system because a Call of Cthuhlu game could come to a screeching halt if a player charac...We talk about the Gumshoe RPG system developed by Robin D. Laws and published by Pelgrane Press. Ken Hite, author of Trail of Cthulhu, wrote the game using Gumshoe system because a Call of Cthuhlu game could come to a screeching halt if a player character does not find the clue, or the gamemaster would have to scramble to...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:07:51799074 Investigative RPGhttps://gamingandbs.com/investigative-rpg-gbs074/
Tue, 09 Feb 2016 18:05:40 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=792https://gamingandbs.com/investigative-rpg-gbs074/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/investigative-rpg-gbs074/feed/3<p>Roleplaying games are about discovery and some of that includes some type of investigation. Sure, there are games that have mechanics that help facilitate an investigative game, Gumshoe by Pelgrane Press is just one, but what about the games that don’t have investigation at its core? There is the ‘investigation’ skill in D&D 5e, but...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/investigative-rpg-gbs074/">074 Investigative RPG</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Roleplaying games are about discovery and some of that includes some type of investigation. Sure, there are games that have mechanics that help facilitate an investigative game, Gumshoe by Pelgrane Press is just one, but what about the games that don’t have investigation at its core? There is the ‘investigation’ skill in D&D 5e, but what if the player fails their role? The game can come to a screeching halt. Maybe you need another method for the group to obtain the lead. Sometimes we game masters just need to give the players what they need and make it VERY obvious.

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]]>Roleplaying games are about discovery and some of that includes some type of investigation. Sure, there are games that have mechanics that help facilitate an investigative game, Gumshoe by Pelgrane Press is just one,Roleplaying games are about discovery and some of that includes some type of investigation. Sure, there are games that have mechanics that help facilitate an investigative game, Gumshoe by Pelgrane Press is just one, but what about the games that don’t have investigation at its core? There is the ‘investigation’ skill in D&D 5e, but...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:22:59792073 Roleplaying Game Classes or No Classeshttps://gamingandbs.com/roleplaying-game-classes-gbs073/
Tue, 02 Feb 2016 18:05:37 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=781https://gamingandbs.com/roleplaying-game-classes-gbs073/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/roleplaying-game-classes-gbs073/feed/0<p>Roleplaying game classes, there are rpg systems that involve classes for their player characters. Examples include fighter, magic-user, thief, etc. Dungeons and Dragons and respective derivatives are ones that lead the way with player character classes. Other systems, like Basic Roleplaying, GURPS or Savage Worlds are more generic. In those games you typically build your...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/roleplaying-game-classes-gbs073/">073 Roleplaying Game Classes or No Classes</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Roleplaying game classes, there are rpg systems that involve classes for their player characters. Examples include fighter, magic-user, thief, etc. Dungeons and Dragons and respective derivatives are ones that lead the way with player character classes. Other systems, like Basic Roleplaying, GURPS or Savage Worlds are more generic. In those games you typically build your player character using a concept the player chooses and you use points to build them into what you want versus placing them in a specific bucket. While we don’t get into each game, we do bring about discussion around both. What’s your take?

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Visionary Comms writes some generous words about us on their blog. Thank you!

Listener and patron, Forest Agguire, emails us about giving Star Wars FFG obligation rules a shot by implementing them into his own systems of choice.

We also get an email from James Bardes where he expresses his opinion on Fantasy Flight Games‘ model for releasing Star Wars rpg.

]]>Roleplaying game classes, there are rpg systems that involve classes for their player characters. Examples include fighter, magic-user, thief, etc. Dungeons and Dragons and respective derivatives are ones that lead the way with player character classes...Roleplaying game classes, there are rpg systems that involve classes for their player characters. Examples include fighter, magic-user, thief, etc. Dungeons and Dragons and respective derivatives are ones that lead the way with player character classes. Other systems, like Basic Roleplaying, GURPS or Savage Worlds are more generic. In those games you typically build your...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:07:22781072 Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG Part 2https://gamingandbs.com/dungeon-crawl-classics-rpg-part-2-gbs072/
Tue, 26 Jan 2016 18:05:22 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=767https://gamingandbs.com/dungeon-crawl-classics-rpg-part-2-gbs072/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/dungeon-crawl-classics-rpg-part-2-gbs072/feed/2<p>Part 2 of our coverage of Dungeon Crawl Classics roleplaying game. We didn’t chase off Jen Brinkman from part 1. She joins us again to keep us on track and ensure the info we convey is accurate. In this episode we mention alignment in DCC and skill checks. We continue on with the feel that...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/dungeon-crawl-classics-rpg-part-2-gbs072/">072 Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG Part 2</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Part 2 of our coverage of Dungeon Crawl Classics roleplaying game. We didn’t chase off Jen Brinkman from part 1. She joins us again to keep us on track and ensure the info we convey is accurate. In this episode we mention alignment in DCC and skill checks. We continue on with the feel that DCC conveys where the world is far and wide. There’s talk of combat, fumbles, criticals and magic. Heck, Brett runs his first funnel, Sailors on the Starless Sea.

]]>Part 2 of our coverage of Dungeon Crawl Classics roleplaying game. We didn’t chase off Jen Brinkman from part 1. She joins us again to keep us on track and ensure the info we convey is accurate. In this episode we mention alignment in DCC and skill che...Part 2 of our coverage of Dungeon Crawl Classics roleplaying game. We didn’t chase off Jen Brinkman from part 1. She joins us again to keep us on track and ensure the info we convey is accurate. In this episode we mention alignment in DCC and skill checks. We continue on with the feel that...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:29:11767071 Dungeon Crawl Classics Part 1https://gamingandbs.com/dungeon-crawl-classics-part-1-gbs071/
Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:05:58 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=701https://gamingandbs.com/dungeon-crawl-classics-part-1-gbs071/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/dungeon-crawl-classics-part-1-gbs071/feed/1<p>This week we talk about the Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) role-playing game by Goodman Games. We ask Jen Brinkman, from Spellburn and Sanctum Secorum podcasts, to help us explain the rules and mechanics of this cool fantasy-based rpg. Inspired by the original Appendix N, DCC is a game that makes it clear that adventuring is dangerous,...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/dungeon-crawl-classics-part-1-gbs071/">071 Dungeon Crawl Classics Part 1</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>This week we talk about the Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) role-playing game by Goodman Games. We ask Jen Brinkman, from Spellburn and Sanctum Secorum podcasts, to help us explain the rules and mechanics of this cool fantasy-based rpg. Inspired by the original Appendix N, DCC is a game that makes it clear that adventuring is dangerous, things are far away, and magic is mysterious and full of danger. In this episode we cover the funky, Zocchi dice – dice chain, save mechanics, armor class, ability scores, the funnel and race as class.

Thank you to our patrons to include Joe Cwik, Kevin Lovecraft, new patron Tony Baker, and other BS’ers

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Subscribe to the podcast so you won’t miss episode 72 where we’ll cover part 2 of Goodman Games’ Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG and our guest of honor, Jen Brinkman from the Spellburn podcast will be back! (or so she says)

]]>This week we talk about the Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) role-playing game by Goodman Games. We ask Jen Brinkman, from Spellburn and Sanctum Secorum podcasts, to help us explain the rules and mechanics of this cool fantasy-based rpg.This week we talk about the Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) role-playing game by Goodman Games. We ask Jen Brinkman, from Spellburn and Sanctum Secorum podcasts, to help us explain the rules and mechanics of this cool fantasy-based rpg. Inspired by the original Appendix N, DCC is a game that makes it clear that adventuring is dangerous,...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:17:29701070 Star Wars Edge of the Empire Part 2https://gamingandbs.com/star-wars-edge-of-the-empire-2-gbs070/
Tue, 12 Jan 2016 18:05:22 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=657https://gamingandbs.com/star-wars-edge-of-the-empire-2-gbs070/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/star-wars-edge-of-the-empire-2-gbs070/feed/1<p>We pick up where we left off in episode 69 as we continue to talk about Star Wars Edge of the Empire roleplaying game by Fantasy Flight Games. Obligation, careers and specializations are just a couple more elements of EotE that we discuss. Of course there is listener feedback via Random Encounter as well as...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/star-wars-edge-of-the-empire-2-gbs070/">070 Star Wars Edge of the Empire Part 2</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We pick up where we left off in episode 69 as we continue to talk about Star Wars Edge of the Empire roleplaying game by Fantasy Flight Games. Obligation, careers and specializations are just a couple more elements of EotE that we discuss. Of course there is listener feedback via Random Encounter as well as Die Roll.

Random Encounter

BS’ers comment on episode 69 – check out what they had to say about part 1 of our overview of Edge of the Empire.

Die Roll

Brett

Lords of Gossamer & Shadow RPG is on sale on Drivethru at time of this posting.

Randy Farmer shows off his papercraft tips on fold flat building method over on youtube

Sean

Sticking with the Star Wars Edge of the Empire theme, check out Fantasy Flight Games’ overview of the game on youtube.

]]>We pick up where we left off in episode 69 as we continue to talk about Star Wars Edge of the Empire roleplaying game by Fantasy Flight Games. Obligation, careers and specializations are just a couple more elements of EotE that we discuss.We pick up where we left off in episode 69 as we continue to talk about Star Wars Edge of the Empire roleplaying game by Fantasy Flight Games. Obligation, careers and specializations are just a couple more elements of EotE that we discuss. Of course there is listener feedback via Random Encounter as well as...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:25:15657069 Star Wars Edge of the Empire Part 1https://gamingandbs.com/star-wars-edge-of-the-empire-1-gbs069/
Tue, 05 Jan 2016 18:05:25 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=633https://gamingandbs.com/star-wars-edge-of-the-empire-1-gbs069/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/star-wars-edge-of-the-empire-1-gbs069/feed/0<p>Part one of two where we discuss Star Wars Edge of the Empire roleplaying game published by Fantasy Flight Games. We talk about the dice, dice pool and the narrative component of the rpg system. We also touch on the force die, light and dark side points and how those are used within the game....</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/star-wars-edge-of-the-empire-1-gbs069/">069 Star Wars Edge of the Empire Part 1</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Part one of two where we discuss Star Wars Edge of the Empire roleplaying game published by Fantasy Flight Games. We talk about the dice, dice pool and the narrative component of the rpg system. We also touch on the force die, light and dark side points and how those are used within the game. Episode 70 will flesh out characters a bit and what we like about the game.

In Announcements we mention Gaming and BS’s plans for 2016, which includes new website, publishing our listener survey results, getting you more involved with the show and implementing a 3+ month show schedule!

Wookiepedia, for everything Star Wars. Helps reference planets, moons, races and much more. Must have resource for all Star Wars roleplaying games.

Order 66 podcast – great podcast that covers many of the books and rules of all Star Wars rpgs from Fantasy Flight Games.

Campaign podcast – great actual play, may not get into the rules. Is very entertaining.

Thank you to our patrons to include Joe Cwik, Kevin Lovecraft, new patron Tony Baker, and other BS’ers

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Subscribe on iTunes or Android so you don’t miss our next episode when we finish up our coverage of Edge of the Empire as we discuss careers and specializations. We may even get into class-based versus nonclass-based roleplaying games.

]]>Part one of two where we discuss Star Wars Edge of the Empire roleplaying game published by Fantasy Flight Games. We talk about the dice, dice pool and the narrative component of the rpg system. We also touch on the force die,Part one of two where we discuss Star Wars Edge of the Empire roleplaying game published by Fantasy Flight Games. We talk about the dice, dice pool and the narrative component of the rpg system. We also touch on the force die, light and dark side points and how those are used within the game....Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:22:45633068 Ending the RPG Campaignhttps://gamingandbs.com/ending-the-rpg-campaign-gbs068/
Tue, 29 Dec 2015 18:05:10 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=629https://gamingandbs.com/ending-the-rpg-campaign-gbs068/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/ending-the-rpg-campaign-gbs068/feed/1<p>Ending the rpg campaign. There can be a number of situations why you would want to wrap up your roleplaying game. Whether it is GM or player burn out, the game is falling apart – players not getting along, or you’re being tempted by the new shiny, we talk about how and when to end it....</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/ending-the-rpg-campaign-gbs068/">068 Ending the RPG Campaign</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Ending the rpg campaign. There can be a number of situations why you would want to wrap up your roleplaying game. Whether it is GM or player burn out, the game is falling apart – players not getting along, or you’re being tempted by the new shiny, we talk about how and when to end it. But is it ever really dead?

Random Encounter

We field comments on episode 67 when we gave reasons for liking Dungeons and Dragons rpg. Hawk Sparrow writes on G+, Angela Murray emails us, and Mark Dawson emails us at the 11th hour.

Die Roll

Brett

The Player Type List inspired by Robin’s Laws of Good Gamemastering that used to make the rounds was on a now-defunct site. Here’s a fresh new version.

Virtual phone within Minecraft: Verizon has open-sourced the libraries on GitHub (Boxel and Boxel-client), so if you’re in the market for a giant phone in Minecraft, this is your chance to get one. Amusingly, you’ll also need to build a cell tower beside your gigantic phone but Verizon has pre-made the items required so you can get that up and ‘running’ in a few clicks.

Mapbox.com – cool way to work with google maps. Change style of your map, draw lines and polygrams, lay down markers.

Thank you to our patrons to include Joe Cwik, Kevin Lovecraft and other BS’ers

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]]>Ending the rpg campaign. There can be a number of situations why you would want to wrap up your roleplaying game. Whether it is GM or player burn out, the game is falling apart – players not getting along, or you’re being tempted by the new shiny,Ending the rpg campaign. There can be a number of situations why you would want to wrap up your roleplaying game. Whether it is GM or player burn out, the game is falling apart – players not getting along, or you’re being tempted by the new shiny, we talk about how and when to end it....Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes56:51629067 Why We Like Dungeons and Dragonshttps://gamingandbs.com/why-we-like-dungeons-and-dragons-gbs067/
Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:05:29 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=625https://gamingandbs.com/why-we-like-dungeons-and-dragons-gbs067/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/why-we-like-dungeons-and-dragons-gbs067/feed/1<p>Why we like Dungeons & Dragons. We get asked “you play rpg’s, but why do you like D&D?” We think it’s a good ‘universal’ fantasy rpg system. Most people are aware of how the game works, many have played it at one time or another, and it contains a fair amount of different rpg mechanics –...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/why-we-like-dungeons-and-dragons-gbs067/">067 Why We Like Dungeons and Dragons</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Why we like Dungeons & Dragons. We get asked “you play rpg’s, but why do you like D&D?” We think it’s a good ‘universal’ fantasy rpg system. Most people are aware of how the game works, many have played it at one time or another, and it contains a fair amount of different rpg mechanics – combat, skills, reward system, target numbers, etc. We mention our favorite edition and what we don’t like about the king of role-playing games, Dungeons & Dragons.

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Official, you heard it here first. They’re getting TrueDungeon!

The return of the food trucks

A late-night bar at the Clarion

Rooms are open at area hotels

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Mark Dawson – emails- he was the one that is our unofficial archivist and we field a voice mail from Chris S. Chad Knight comments on episode 66 – Criticals & Fumbles via G+. Other comments come from Roger Brasslet and Joe Cwik

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Today, W. Eric Martin, a reporter for Boardgame Geek published an article that will change the landscape of the Boardgaming hobby. The long and the short is in 2016 Asmodee North America will become the sole North American distributor for Fantasy Flight Games, Asmodee and Days of Wonder games and they are limiting retail distribution to five distributors. While that is not a big deal, they will also be restricting all retail sales to face to face transactions only. Meaning, no internet based sales! and more info can be found on icv2

Errata is out for MM and DMG as of 12/21/2015 PHB errata was released back in June 2015

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]]>Why we like Dungeons & Dragons. We get asked “you play rpg’s, but why do you like D&D?” We think it’s a good ‘universal’ fantasy rpg system. Most people are aware of how the game works, many have played it at one time or another,Why we like Dungeons & Dragons. We get asked “you play rpg’s, but why do you like D&D?” We think it’s a good ‘universal’ fantasy rpg system. Most people are aware of how the game works, many have played it at one time or another, and it contains a fair amount of different rpg mechanics –...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:01:09625066 Critical Hits and Fumbles in RPGshttps://gamingandbs.com/critical-hits-fumbles-in-rpgs-gbs066/
Tue, 15 Dec 2015 18:05:33 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=612https://gamingandbs.com/critical-hits-fumbles-in-rpgs-gbs066/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/critical-hits-fumbles-in-rpgs-gbs066/feed/0<p>Critical hits and fumbles in tabletop roleplaying games, how do they enrich your game or can they be just plain silly? Some systems have critical hits and fumbles built into it. Most of us may have taken it upon ourselves to incorporate such a system into our house rules. Dungeon Crawl Classics make critical hits...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/critical-hits-fumbles-in-rpgs-gbs066/">066 Critical Hits and Fumbles in RPGs</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Critical hits and fumbles in tabletop roleplaying games, how do they enrich your game or can they be just plain silly? Some systems have critical hits and fumbles built into it. Most of us may have taken it upon ourselves to incorporate such a system into our house rules. Dungeon Crawl Classics make critical hits and fumbles dynamic with a few different tables, while Paizo has it’s critical hits card deck. We elaborate a bit on these mechanics and flavor text.

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]]>Critical hits and fumbles in tabletop roleplaying games, how do they enrich your game or can they be just plain silly? Some systems have critical hits and fumbles built into it. Most of us may have taken it upon ourselves to incorporate such a system i...Critical hits and fumbles in tabletop roleplaying games, how do they enrich your game or can they be just plain silly? Some systems have critical hits and fumbles built into it. Most of us may have taken it upon ourselves to incorporate such a system into our house rules. Dungeon Crawl Classics make critical hits...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes56:54612065 RPG Styles and Systemshttps://gamingandbs.com/rpg-styles-and-systems-gbs065/
Tue, 08 Dec 2015 18:05:55 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=607https://gamingandbs.com/rpg-styles-and-systems-gbs065/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/rpg-styles-and-systems-gbs065/feed/1<p>RPG styles and systems, a preference on system and how it may tie into system. It’s hard to explain, but we get there…eventually. We’ve been thinking a lot recently about roleplaying game systems that are designed specifically for certain types of stories v. those systems that try and be generic enough to “do it all” Random...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/rpg-styles-and-systems-gbs065/">065 RPG Styles and Systems</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>RPG styles and systems, a preference on system and how it may tie into system. It’s hard to explain, but we get there…eventually. We’ve been thinking a lot recently about roleplaying game systems that are designed specifically for certain types of stories v. those systems that try and be generic enough to “do it all”

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We get some feedback on episode 63 – Treachery! Michael Phillips on the website comments. Roger Brasslet commentson G+. Additional comments over on G+ about our Holiday episode.

Paul Daniel Siemens posts a link to his blog about a holiday he did for his RPG.

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]]>RPG styles and systems, a preference on system and how it may tie into system. It’s hard to explain, but we get there…eventually. We’ve been thinking a lot recently about roleplaying game systems that are designed specifically for certain types of stor...RPG styles and systems, a preference on system and how it may tie into system. It’s hard to explain, but we get there…eventually. We’ve been thinking a lot recently about roleplaying game systems that are designed specifically for certain types of stories v. those systems that try and be generic enough to “do it all” Random...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:09:20607064 Holidays in Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/holidays-and-festivals-in-roleplaying-games-gbs064/
Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:05:18 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=600https://gamingandbs.com/holidays-and-festivals-in-roleplaying-games-gbs064/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/holidays-and-festivals-in-roleplaying-games-gbs064/feed/2<p>Holidays and festivals in roleplaying games, they can bring people together, start plots and story arcs and much more. They also help to enforce seasonal changes and the passage of time. There’s also the real-world holidays and how they effect your game. Tis the holiday season and we want your rpg to be festive! Consider...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/holidays-and-festivals-in-roleplaying-games-gbs064/">064 Holidays in Roleplaying Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Holidays and festivals in roleplaying games, they can bring people together, start plots and story arcs and much more. They also help to enforce seasonal changes and the passage of time. There’s also the real-world holidays and how they effect your game. Tis the holiday season and we want your rpg to be festive!

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]]>Holidays and festivals in roleplaying games, they can bring people together, start plots and story arcs and much more. They also help to enforce seasonal changes and the passage of time. There’s also the real-world holidays and how they effect your gam...Holidays and festivals in roleplaying games, they can bring people together, start plots and story arcs and much more. They also help to enforce seasonal changes and the passage of time. There’s also the real-world holidays and how they effect your game. Tis the holiday season and we want your rpg to be festive! Consider...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:02:00600063 Treachery in Tabletop Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/treachery-in-tabletop-roleplaying-games-gbs063/
Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:05:35 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=596https://gamingandbs.com/treachery-in-tabletop-roleplaying-games-gbs063/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/treachery-in-tabletop-roleplaying-games-gbs063/feed/2<p>Treachery in roleplaying games, how do you handle that and betrayal without having players get upset? After Sean and Chris from MM used each other to cheat on Phil and Me, I figured we’d talk about: Treachery in your RPGs! An early Happy Thanksgiving to all our US listeners! We want to improve our show and...</p>
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D&D enters virtual reality. Social virtual reality platform AltspaceVR have today announced they’re partnering with Wizards of the Coast, publisher of Dungeons and Dragons, to bring the brand into virtual reality, retaining the social aspects that makes the table-top incarnations so popular. Bruce Cunnington pointed it out as well.

]]>Treachery in roleplaying games, how do you handle that and betrayal without having players get upset? After Sean and Chris from MM used each other to cheat on Phil and Me, I figured we’d talk about: Treachery in your RPGs!Treachery in roleplaying games, how do you handle that and betrayal without having players get upset? After Sean and Chris from MM used each other to cheat on Phil and Me, I figured we’d talk about: Treachery in your RPGs! An early Happy Thanksgiving to all our US listeners! We want to improve our show and...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:04:22596062 Horses, Hirelings & Living Gear in RPGshttps://gamingandbs.com/horses-hirelings-living-gear-in-rpgs-gbs062/
Tue, 17 Nov 2015 18:05:07 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=562https://gamingandbs.com/horses-hirelings-living-gear-in-rpgs-gbs062/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/horses-hirelings-living-gear-in-rpgs-gbs062/feed/0<p>Gear can play a unique role in your rpg. You’re equipped with a horse, to carry your stuff. You hire a pleeb to carry your loot, but how do you really handle these things in your rpg. Inspired by a question posed to The Dungeon Bastard at Gamehole Con 2015, we touch on the subject....</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/horses-hirelings-living-gear-in-rpgs-gbs062/">062 Horses, Hirelings & Living Gear in RPGs</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Gear can play a unique role in your rpg. You’re equipped with a horse, to carry your stuff. You hire a pleeb to carry your loot, but how do you really handle these things in your rpg. Inspired by a question posed to The Dungeon Bastard at Gamehole Con 2015, we touch on the subject.

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Michael Phillips comments on our website ep 061. He also writes in on Ep 53 – Challenges Killing Player Characters in RPGs

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DunMap Dungeon Map Stocker Since you guys gave a nice mention of DunGen last summer, you might be interested in its new addition, DunMap. The random generation engine is shared, but the presentation is new. Instead of the graph, this one goes with drawn maps, which you can bring in by pasting in the image URL or use one of the provided ones. You click around where you want room numbers, and it generates contents as you go. They stay in place unlike the springy links in DunGen. With the basics in place on presentation, I’m back to work on adding to the random generation for both.

Paizo announced new Pathfinder Society play coordinator, Tonya Woldridge

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]]>Gear can play a unique role in your rpg. You’re equipped with a horse, to carry your stuff. You hire a pleeb to carry your loot, but how do you really handle these things in your rpg. Inspired by a question posed to The Dungeon Bastard at Gamehole Con ...Gear can play a unique role in your rpg. You’re equipped with a horse, to carry your stuff. You hire a pleeb to carry your loot, but how do you really handle these things in your rpg. Inspired by a question posed to The Dungeon Bastard at Gamehole Con 2015, we touch on the subject....Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:01:51562061 Dark and Gritty in Role-playing Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/dark-and-gritty-in-role-playing-games-gbs061/
Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:05:33 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=545https://gamingandbs.com/dark-and-gritty-in-role-playing-games-gbs061/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/dark-and-gritty-in-role-playing-games-gbs061/feed/2<p>Dark and gritty in role-playing games. A dark and gritty game is probably one you won’t GM to children due to moral quandaries, adult themes, or violence and mature situations. We wanted to compare it to heroic games, but not sure that came across. Gamehole is Over – Ideas for next year already? Need more...</p>
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As well as NoGood “Fantastic podcast for DMs and players alike. The boys delve into the finer points of role playing games with a lite hearted approach that is both approachable and charming. This gamer-community centric podcast is a “must listen” for anyone whose ever rolled to see if you live or die. Cheers fellas, Anthony”

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]]>Dark and gritty in role-playing games. A dark and gritty game is probably one you won’t GM to children due to moral quandaries, adult themes, or violence and mature situations. We wanted to compare it to heroic games, but not sure that came across.Dark and gritty in role-playing games. A dark and gritty game is probably one you won’t GM to children due to moral quandaries, adult themes, or violence and mature situations. We wanted to compare it to heroic games, but not sure that came across. Gamehole is Over – Ideas for next year already? Need more...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes56:20545BBS009 Gamehole Con 2015 Day 2 Recaphttps://gamingandbs.com/gamehole-con-2015-day-2-recap-bbs009/
Sun, 08 Nov 2015 18:12:09 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=543https://gamingandbs.com/gamehole-con-2015-day-2-recap-bbs009/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/gamehole-con-2015-day-2-recap-bbs009/feed/0<p>Day 2 recap of Gamehole Con 2015. Gamehole Con is a gaming convention held every November in Madison, Wisconsin. We speak with the Director of the con, Alex Kammer. There’s good, bad and improvements to make for 2016’s event. Chad Knight, an organizer of Ever Con, talks about the student-run gaming convention that takes place...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/gamehole-con-2015-day-2-recap-bbs009/">BBS009 Gamehole Con 2015 Day 2 Recap</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Day 2 recap of Gamehole Con 2015. Gamehole Con is a gaming convention held every November in Madison, Wisconsin. We speak with the Director of the con, Alex Kammer. There’s good, bad and improvements to make for 2016’s event.

Chad Knight, an organizer of Ever Con, talks about the student-run gaming convention that takes place in January in Wausau, Wisconsin.

]]>Day 2 recap of Gamehole Con 2015. Gamehole Con is a gaming convention held every November in Madison, Wisconsin. We speak with the Director of the con, Alex Kammer. There’s good, bad and improvements to make for 2016’s event. Chad Knight,Day 2 recap of Gamehole Con 2015. Gamehole Con is a gaming convention held every November in Madison, Wisconsin. We speak with the Director of the con, Alex Kammer. There’s good, bad and improvements to make for 2016’s event. Chad Knight, an organizer of Ever Con, talks about the student-run gaming convention that takes place...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes53:32543BBS008 Chris Perkins WotC at Gamehole Con 2015https://gamingandbs.com/chris-perkins-wotc-at-gamehole-bbs008/
Sun, 08 Nov 2015 17:48:00 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=539https://gamingandbs.com/chris-perkins-wotc-at-gamehole-bbs008/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/chris-perkins-wotc-at-gamehole-bbs008/feed/11<p>Chris Perkins from Wizards of the Coast (WotC) spoke at Gamehole Con 2015. We recorded it. We think he’s hinting at potential Ravenloft product. Were we right? Next episode Subscribe on iTunes or Android so you don’t miss our next episode when we do a recap day 2 of Gamehole Con 2015.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/chris-perkins-wotc-at-gamehole-bbs008/">BBS008 Chris Perkins WotC at Gamehole Con 2015</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Chris Perkins from Wizards of the Coast (WotC) spoke at Gamehole Con 2015. We recorded it. We think he’s hinting at potential Ravenloft product. Were we right?

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]]>Chris Perkins from Wizards of the Coast (WotC) spoke at Gamehole Con 2015. We recorded it. We think he’s hinting at potential Ravenloft product. Were we right? Next episode Subscribe on iTunes or Android so you don’t miss our next episode when we do a ...Chris Perkins from Wizards of the Coast (WotC) spoke at Gamehole Con 2015. We recorded it. We think he’s hinting at potential Ravenloft product. Were we right? Next episode Subscribe on iTunes or Android so you don’t miss our next episode when we do a recap day 2 of Gamehole Con 2015.Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:30:54539BBS007 Dungeon Bastard Gamehole Con 2015https://gamingandbs.com/bbs007/
Sat, 07 Nov 2015 05:57:14 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=537https://gamingandbs.com/bbs007/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/bbs007/feed/0<p>Bill Cavalier is the Dungeon Bastard. We capture his talk at Gamehole Con 2015.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/bbs007/">BBS007 Dungeon Bastard Gamehole Con 2015</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Bill Cavalier is the Dungeon Bastard. We capture his talk at Gamehole Con 2015.

]]>Bill Cavalier is the Dungeon Bastard. We capture his talk at Gamehole Con 2015.Bill Cavalier is the Dungeon Bastard. We capture his talk at Gamehole Con 2015.Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:00:53537BBS006 Gamehole Con 2015 Day 1 Recaphttps://gamingandbs.com/bbs006/
Sat, 07 Nov 2015 05:22:45 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=535https://gamingandbs.com/bbs006/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/bbs006/feed/2<p>Gamehole Con 2015 recap of day 1 of the tabletop gaming convention located in Madison, Wisconsin. Brett and I talk about Gamehole Con 3 starting with Thursday and Friday, who we met, what we did and how things are going.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/bbs006/">BBS006 Gamehole Con 2015 Day 1 Recap</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Gamehole Con 2015 recap of day 1 of the tabletop gaming convention located in Madison, Wisconsin.

Brett and I talk about Gamehole Con 3 starting with Thursday and Friday, who we met, what we did and how things are going.

]]>Gamehole Con 2015 recap of day 1 of the tabletop gaming convention located in Madison, Wisconsin. Brett and I talk about Gamehole Con 3 starting with Thursday and Friday, who we met, what we did and how things are going.Gamehole Con 2015 recap of day 1 of the tabletop gaming convention located in Madison, Wisconsin. Brett and I talk about Gamehole Con 3 starting with Thursday and Friday, who we met, what we did and how things are going.Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes35:09535060 Surprise Bait and Switch in Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/surprise-bait-and-switch-in-roleplaying-games-gbs060/
Tue, 03 Nov 2015 18:05:32 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=531https://gamingandbs.com/surprise-bait-and-switch-in-roleplaying-games-gbs060/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/surprise-bait-and-switch-in-roleplaying-games-gbs060/feed/0<p>Presenting the unexpected in roleplaying games doesn’t come to your players without an element of surprise. Sean has mentioned wanting to start a game and not tell folks what it’s about so let’s discuss how to introduce a change-up or a surprise to your game (and if it’s a good idea at all). Random Encounter Michael Phillips...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/surprise-bait-and-switch-in-roleplaying-games-gbs060/">060 Surprise Bait and Switch in Roleplaying Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Presenting the unexpected in roleplaying games doesn’t come to your players without an element of surprise. Sean has mentioned wanting to start a game and not tell folks what it’s about so let’s discuss how to introduce a change-up or a surprise to your game (and if it’s a good idea at all).

]]>Presenting the unexpected in roleplaying games doesn’t come to your players without an element of surprise. Sean has mentioned wanting to start a game and not tell folks what it’s about so let’s discuss how to introduce a change-up or a surprise to you...Presenting the unexpected in roleplaying games doesn’t come to your players without an element of surprise. Sean has mentioned wanting to start a game and not tell folks what it’s about so let’s discuss how to introduce a change-up or a surprise to your game (and if it’s a good idea at all). Random Encounter Michael Phillips...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:04:36531059 Fear and Horror in Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/fear-and-horror-in-roleplaying-games-gbs059/
Tue, 27 Oct 2015 18:05:05 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=523https://gamingandbs.com/fear-and-horror-in-roleplaying-games-gbs059/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/fear-and-horror-in-roleplaying-games-gbs059/feed/2<p>Fear and horror in roleplaying games, after all tis the season! In this episode we talk about whether you need to scare your players in order to create fear and horror in your rpg. How does mechanics play a role in creating these emotions? There are some games that facilitate fear and horror better than...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/fear-and-horror-in-roleplaying-games-gbs059/">059 Fear and Horror in Roleplaying Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Fear and horror in roleplaying games, after all tis the season! In this episode we talk about whether you need to scare your players in order to create fear and horror in your rpg. How does mechanics play a role in creating these emotions? There are some games that facilitate fear and horror better than others. Then there are some rpgs where it’s an effort in futility. Now lets get our spookiness on.

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]]>Fear and horror in roleplaying games, after all tis the season! In this episode we talk about whether you need to scare your players in order to create fear and horror in your rpg. How does mechanics play a role in creating these emotions?Fear and horror in roleplaying games, after all tis the season! In this episode we talk about whether you need to scare your players in order to create fear and horror in your rpg. How does mechanics play a role in creating these emotions? There are some games that facilitate fear and horror better than...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:10:25523058 Player Characters Level Up or Bad Ass Beginnerhttps://gamingandbs.com/player-characters-level-up-or-bad-ass-beginner-gbs058/
Tue, 20 Oct 2015 18:05:51 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=518https://gamingandbs.com/player-characters-level-up-or-bad-ass-beginner-gbs058/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/player-characters-level-up-or-bad-ass-beginner-gbs058/feed/2<p>Player characters level up or bad-ass beginner? Angela Murray inspired us to discuss the topic. Do you start out a wimp where your wizard has 1d4+Con Mod hit points to only die from a pin prick or do you have max hit points and want to be an effective bad ass at first level? There is...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/player-characters-level-up-or-bad-ass-beginner-gbs058/">058 Player Characters Level Up or Bad Ass Beginner</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Player characters level up or bad-ass beginner? Angela Murray inspired us to discuss the topic. Do you start out a wimp where your wizard has 1d4+Con Mod hit points to only die from a pin prick or do you have max hit points and want to be an effective bad ass at first level? There is something to both sides. The former may build character, we’re not talking rpg character but personal character within the player character part of a roleplaying game. However, being a hero means you are somewhat formidable. We talk about it!

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We field emails from Jason Raether and Mike Walsh. Thanks for writing in guys!

]]>Player characters level up or bad-ass beginner? Angela Murray inspired us to discuss the topic. Do you start out a wimp where your wizard has 1d4+Con Mod hit points to only die from a pin prick or do you have max hit points and want to be an effective ...Player characters level up or bad-ass beginner? Angela Murray inspired us to discuss the topic. Do you start out a wimp where your wizard has 1d4+Con Mod hit points to only die from a pin prick or do you have max hit points and want to be an effective bad ass at first level? There is...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes59:15518057 RPG Player to Game Masterhttps://gamingandbs.com/rpg-player-to-game-master-gbs057/
Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:05:54 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=511https://gamingandbs.com/rpg-player-to-game-master-gbs057/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/rpg-player-to-game-master-gbs057/feed/2<p>From rpg player to game master, it can be a leap. How did we Brett and Sean start gaming? Was it running or playing rpg’s? Then how we got into game mastering and what made us do such a foolish thing. Topic inspired by Jeff Rademaker, we share some of the things we learned and...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/rpg-player-to-game-master-gbs057/">057 RPG Player to Game Master</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>From rpg player to game master, it can be a leap. How did we Brett and Sean start gaming? Was it running or playing rpg’s? Then how we got into game mastering and what made us do such a foolish thing. Topic inspired by Jeff Rademaker, we share some of the things we learned and provide some advice on how to start strong. Be sure to play as many games as you can, giving you different tools and ideas. It doesn’t hurt to read articles on dungeon mastering and game mastering. And there’s the plethora of rpg podcasts out there, which are full of gaming advice goodness.

Announcements

Happy Thanksgiving to our Canada friends.

Random Encounter

Chris Sneizak from Misdirected Mark podcast comments on our blog about episode 56 when we spoke about player control and the definition of agency.

]]>From rpg player to game master, it can be a leap. How did we Brett and Sean start gaming? Was it running or playing rpg’s? Then how we got into game mastering and what made us do such a foolish thing. Topic inspired by Jeff Rademaker,From rpg player to game master, it can be a leap. How did we Brett and Sean start gaming? Was it running or playing rpg’s? Then how we got into game mastering and what made us do such a foolish thing. Topic inspired by Jeff Rademaker, we share some of the things we learned and...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:10:57511056 Player Control in Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/player-control-in-roleplaying-games-gbs056/
Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:05:42 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=507https://gamingandbs.com/player-control-in-roleplaying-games-gbs056/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/player-control-in-roleplaying-games-gbs056/feed/6<p>Player control in roleplaying games, some may call it ‘player agency’. Brett & Sean run themselves in circles trying to define it. Chits, points, fortune or luck dice can allow a player to change things, is that giving them too much control? Topic inspired by listener Eric Farmer, he got us thinking about the role...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/player-control-in-roleplaying-games-gbs056/">056 Player Control in Roleplaying Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Player control in roleplaying games, some may call it ‘player agency’. Brett & Sean run themselves in circles trying to define it. Chits, points, fortune or luck dice can allow a player to change things, is that giving them too much control? Topic inspired by listener Eric Farmer, he got us thinking about the role the player has in dictating what happens in the game. Then there is balance and if that needs to exist. When there is no agency, you may as well get on the Sean train.

Die Roll

ICv2 posts about the animated Ghostbusters film Sony Pictures Animation is developing a Ghostbusters animated feature, according to The Tracking Board. The film will track the original film’s premise, with a group of scientist using gadgets and gizmos to defend Manhattan from supernatural forces. It’s at a very early stage, with the studio looking for a screenwriter. …

]]>Player control in roleplaying games, some may call it ‘player agency’. Brett & Sean run themselves in circles trying to define it. Chits, points, fortune or luck dice can allow a player to change things, is that giving them too much control?Player control in roleplaying games, some may call it ‘player agency’. Brett & Sean run themselves in circles trying to define it. Chits, points, fortune or luck dice can allow a player to change things, is that giving them too much control? Topic inspired by listener Eric Farmer, he got us thinking about the role...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:10:56507055 Roleplaying for Storyhttps://gamingandbs.com/roleplaying-for-story-gbs055/
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:05:06 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=503https://gamingandbs.com/roleplaying-for-story-gbs055/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/roleplaying-for-story-gbs055/feed/3<p>Roleplaying for story, do we do it? First we need to define ‘story’. We, and other like Misdirected Mark, talk about story needs, wants, etc., for our games. If we’re not in it for the story, then what is it? There are dangers in forcing story. Sean Train anyone? Lets face it, story is the end...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/roleplaying-for-story-gbs055/">055 Roleplaying for Story</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Roleplaying for story, do we do it? First we need to define ‘story’. We, and other like Misdirected Mark, talk about story needs, wants, etc., for our games. If we’re not in it for the story, then what is it? There are dangers in forcing story. Sean Train anyone? Lets face it, story is the end result of playing roleplaying games. Wouldn’t you agree?

Next Episode

]]>Roleplaying for story, do we do it? First we need to define ‘story’. We, and other like Misdirected Mark, talk about story needs, wants, etc., for our games. If we’re not in it for the story, then what is it? There are dangers in forcing story.Roleplaying for story, do we do it? First we need to define ‘story’. We, and other like Misdirected Mark, talk about story needs, wants, etc., for our games. If we’re not in it for the story, then what is it? There are dangers in forcing story. Sean Train anyone? Lets face it, story is the end...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:00:09503054 Player Character Pain in Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/player-character-pain-in-roleplaying-games-gbs054/
Tue, 22 Sep 2015 17:05:41 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=499https://gamingandbs.com/player-character-pain-in-roleplaying-games-gbs054/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/player-character-pain-in-roleplaying-games-gbs054/feed/0<p>Player character pain in roleplaying games. Sean believes that the physical piece is tied to mechanics while the mental pain is tied to roleplaying. Sometimes there are mechanics that help simulate pain. Maybe it’s the condition track in WotC’s Star Wars Saga Edition rpg, you take damage and move down a condition track and taking...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/player-character-pain-in-roleplaying-games-gbs054/">054 Player Character Pain in Roleplaying Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Player character pain in roleplaying games. Sean believes that the physical piece is tied to mechanics while the mental pain is tied to roleplaying. Sometimes there are mechanics that help simulate pain. Maybe it’s the condition track in WotC’s Star Wars Saga Edition rpg, you take damage and move down a condition track and taking on negatives to your rolls. Call of Cthulhu deals sanity damage. How is pain handled in your rpg?

Announcements

Congrats to Joe and Mrs Cwik for bringing in what could possibly be our youngest fan, Xander Thomas born on 9/15.

Josh Wallace on Twitter comments “I listen to @gamingandbs in the morning, so when Brett signs off with “good night and good gaming all” I find it just a touch confusing” We agree Josh, but don’t expect that old dog to learn a new trick!

]]>Player character pain in roleplaying games. Sean believes that the physical piece is tied to mechanics while the mental pain is tied to roleplaying. Sometimes there are mechanics that help simulate pain. Maybe it’s the condition track in WotC’s Star Wa...Player character pain in roleplaying games. Sean believes that the physical piece is tied to mechanics while the mental pain is tied to roleplaying. Sometimes there are mechanics that help simulate pain. Maybe it’s the condition track in WotC’s Star Wars Saga Edition rpg, you take damage and move down a condition track and taking...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes6:18499053 Challenges Killing Player Characters in RPGshttps://gamingandbs.com/053/
Tue, 15 Sep 2015 17:05:03 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=483https://gamingandbs.com/053/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/053/feed/4<p>Challenges killing player characters, is it tougher to do with today’s roleplaying games? Episode 53 Show Agenda Reading from Curt Thompson’s G+ Intro Announcements Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners Moe Tousignant re: Weird on G+ Darcy Ross re: Weird on G+ Victor Wyatt comment on G+ Voicemail from Joe Matt...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/053/">053 Challenges Killing Player Characters in RPGs</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Challenges killing player characters, is it tougher to do with today’s roleplaying games?

How hard is it to kill a PC? Inspired by Angela Murray via her response to ep 44 (Fudging Die Rolls):

“[Fudging Dice] discussions talk about killing the characters with a die roll, but no one ever mentions how hard it is to actually kill the characters in most modern games. I’m sure there’s some OSR style games that take the old school lethality to heart, but for the most part, I haven’t played a game where it’s easy to die in ages, and I honestly prefer that.”

“modern” game v. an OSR game?

do what system mechanics are there to protect PCs

HP

Saving Throws

AC

“you get to go to negative HP before you die”

Magic (e.g. status spells, distance healing)

Bennies, chips, etc

Should games be more deadly?

Is it all about “the type of game/story you want?”

Die Roll – 2-4 miscellaneous points of gaming or geekery we want to share with you.

]]>Challenges killing player characters, is it tougher to do with today’s roleplaying games? Episode 53 Show Agenda Reading from Curt Thompson’s G+ Intro Announcements Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners Moe Tousignant re: ...Challenges killing player characters, is it tougher to do with today’s roleplaying games? Episode 53 Show Agenda Reading from Curt Thompson’s G+ Intro Announcements Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners Moe Tousignant re: Weird on G+ Darcy Ross re: Weird on G+ Victor Wyatt comment on G+ Voicemail from Joe Matt...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:03:53483052 Gear in Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/052/
Tue, 08 Sep 2015 18:05:57 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=479https://gamingandbs.com/052/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/052/feed/6<p>Gear in roleplaying games may incude a ten foot pole, bag of flower, pouch of marbles and more. How do you handle gear in your rpg. Episode 52 Show Agenda Intro Announcements Gamehole attendees flying in for con. If you give me a heads up AND are flying into Madison, I will try to pick...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/052/">052 Gear in Roleplaying Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Gear in roleplaying games may incude a ten foot pole, bag of flower, pouch of marbles and more. How do you handle gear in your rpg.

Episode 52 Show Agenda

Intro

Announcements

Gamehole attendees flying in for con. If you give me a heads up AND are flying into Madison, I will try to pick you up and take you to hotel. Let us know.

]]>Gear in roleplaying games may incude a ten foot pole, bag of flower, pouch of marbles and more. How do you handle gear in your rpg. Episode 52 Show Agenda Intro Announcements Gamehole attendees flying in for con.Gear in roleplaying games may incude a ten foot pole, bag of flower, pouch of marbles and more. How do you handle gear in your rpg. Episode 52 Show Agenda Intro Announcements Gamehole attendees flying in for con. If you give me a heads up AND are flying into Madison, I will try to pick...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:11:02479051 Weirdness in Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/051-2/
Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:05:39 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=470https://gamingandbs.com/051-2/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/051-2/feed/2<p>Weirdness in roleplaying games. How weird is too weird? Guest Alex Kammer of Gamehole Con joins us. Episode 51 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Thank you to everyone for listening to our BS up to episode 50! Shout outs to those that left audio well-wishes. In no particular order: Kevin Knealy, Roger Brasslet,...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/051-2/">051 Weirdness in Roleplaying Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Weirdness in roleplaying games. How weird is too weird? Guest Alex Kammer of Gamehole Con joins us.

Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow has been announced as the director for Star Wars: Episode IX

Rian Johnson will direct Episode VIII – Looper

The Rouge One Cast was announced with Donnie Yen, Honk Kong action Superstar and Alan Tudyk are in the film.

And Disney also announced gigantic new Star Wars attractions for two U.S. theme parks: Disneyland in Anaheim, and Walt Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando. At 14 acres each, they will be Disney’s largest single-themed land expansions ever. Three pieces of concept art were released.

Each will include two signature attractions: a new Star Wars planet which puts guests into a battle between the First Order and the Resistance, and a Millennium Falcon experience in which guests take the controls on a customized secret mission.

]]>It’s our 50th episode! We talk about tabletop rpg players, a surprise and listener well wishes. Episode 50 Show Agenda Episode 50 – Good Players Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Patreon has launched!!It’s our 50th episode! We talk about tabletop rpg players, a surprise and listener well wishes. Episode 50 Show Agenda Episode 50 – Good Players Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Patreon has launched!! Consider a kind contribution to the show and be a Complete BS’er! https://www.patreon.com/gamingandbs Sponsor Greyedout Productions – Head over to www.etsy.com/shop/greyedout and...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:23:06467049 Playing in a Modern Worldhttps://gamingandbs.com/049/
Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:05:14 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=464https://gamingandbs.com/049/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/049/feed/2<p>Playing an rpg that takes place in the modern world but with no spin on it like horror, sci-fi, monsters, etc. Episode 49 Show Agenda Episode 49 – Modern Settings Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Kristian Serrano and +Ron Blessing from the Savage Blogger’s Network said nice things about us in ep 10 – http://www.savagebloggers.net/episode-010/...</p>
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Viewscream 2nd Edition Kickstarter – unique because it’s a LARP using a platform like Google Hangouts. Three to five players assume the roles of desperate people trapped in a world of high-tech horror: crew members going insane aboard a damaged starship; scientists in research labs, hunted by their own creations; or futuristic data-thieves on the run from soulless security drones. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rafaelchandler/viewscream-2nd-edition

]]>Playing an rpg that takes place in the modern world but with no spin on it like horror, sci-fi, monsters, etc. Episode 49 Show Agenda Episode 49 – Modern Settings Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Kristian Serrano and +Ron Blessing from ...Playing an rpg that takes place in the modern world but with no spin on it like horror, sci-fi, monsters, etc. Episode 49 Show Agenda Episode 49 – Modern Settings Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Kristian Serrano and +Ron Blessing from the Savage Blogger’s Network said nice things about us in ep 10 – http://www.savagebloggers.net/episode-010/...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:03:11464048 Realism in Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/048/
Tue, 11 Aug 2015 17:05:10 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=461https://gamingandbs.com/048/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/048/feed/0<p>Realism in roleplaying games, we talk about falling off a 100 story tower and surviving. Real? Well it is a world of elves and magic. Episode 48 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Apologies to Ben Blanding on G+. He called in N. Phillip Cole to say we started mentioning his game in a...</p>
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Episode 48 Show Agenda

Intro

Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net

Announcements

Apologies to Ben Blanding on G+. He called in N. Phillip Cole to say we started mentioning his game in a past episode but then moved on. Been meaning to come back to it. I’ll elaborate in Die Roll.

50th Episode is coming up. If you’d like to give us a shout out, we’d love to play it on our 50th episode.

Moto Bushido http://nathanaelcole.com/ag/motobushido/Motobushido is the newest offering from Alliterated Games, featuring the art of the talented Rick Marcks combined with a fresh new approach to dueling mechanics. It is a tabletop role-playing game about brotherhood, sacrifice, and death – all part of the Motorcycle Samurai lifestyle. In this game, you and a group of your friends play a pack of motorcycle-riding samurai in the years after a great war ravaged the land – a war that your side lost….

Star Trek cruise to launch in 2017 very first officially licensed Star Trek cruise that will offer fans 6 days and 6 nights of unique experiences — including dramatic performances, comedy shows and concerts. According to the press release, the cruise will be hosted by the one and only William Shatner and also include other Star Trek actors such as Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Robert Picardo, John de Lancie, James Darren, and Denise Crosby http://www.treknews.net/2015/08/07/star-trek-the-cruise/

Extra Life tabletop Starting on Friday, October 2 and lasting until Sunday, October 4, Extra Life is holding its inaugural Extra Life Tabletop Appreciation Weekend with the support of tabletop communities across the globe! With just over one month until the official Extra Life Game Day (Nov. 7th), we’ll be encouraging the Extra Life community to get out and play their favorite tabletop games For The Kids at their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. It’s going to be a special weekend highlighting the relentless life-saving support of the tabletop community, complete with special announcements and tabletop themed incentives for you to unlock. If you are heading this up and are a listener of GBS, please let us know and provide a link to your donation page and we’ll post it in our show notes. http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=1210

]]>Realism in roleplaying games, we talk about falling off a 100 story tower and surviving. Real? Well it is a world of elves and magic. Episode 48 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Apologies to Ben Blanding on G+.Realism in roleplaying games, we talk about falling off a 100 story tower and surviving. Real? Well it is a world of elves and magic. Episode 48 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Apologies to Ben Blanding on G+. He called in N. Phillip Cole to say we started mentioning his game in a...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:19:57461047 Monster Ecologies in Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/047/
Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:05:29 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=452https://gamingandbs.com/047/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/047/feed/1<p>Monster ecologies in roleplaying games. We talk a little synergy and if it matters that it make sense having monsters in your encounter. Should the players notice if it belongs or not? Episode 47 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements G&BS spy network success! Our elite team infiltrated the Misdirected Mark’s Gen Con seminar!...</p>
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Episode 47 Show Agenda

Loved to see the amount of “I can’t make Gen Con but I’m gonna game anyway!” activity on G+

Those who went to Gen Con – Tell us your favorite part – game you played, gear you bought, someone you met. Tell us about it on our G+ Community. Let’s see those G&BS Index Cards!

From the Gamehole

VIG event registration went live this past Saturday, Aug 1st. Awesome. See if we can get Royce.

We talk about how slick their event registration is by sharing a comment from someone on Facebook.

Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners

Michael Althauser on G+ re: Ep 44 Fuding Dice Rolls

Moe Tousignant on G+ re: Ep 43 Taking it to the table

Roger Brasslet re: Ep 46 Money episode

Sponsor

Greyedout Productions. Just like the guys at MM say “Buy a dicebag and use promo code GAMINGANDBS to receive 10% off your order!” If we’ve got this through to the MM crew we must be doing something right! It’s also interesting how no one will sponsor their show…

Pelgrane+Delta Green Vietnam is a great combination! Fall of Delta Green book will be, Per Ken Hite’s FB post: “…a standalone adaptation of the new Delta Green RPG to GUMSHOE, set in the last era that DELTA GREEN was an authorized anti-Mythos agency of the U.S Government — the 1960s. Organizations, Bonds, everything you’re going to love about the new DG RPG, coming soon for GUMSHOE and TRAIL OF CTHULHU-compatible.”

Z-Man Games parent F2Z Entertainment has acquired Plaid Hat Games, the companies announced Wednesday. Plaid Hat is the publisher of hit game Dead of Winter (see “Top 10 Board Games—Spring 2015”), Mice and Mystics, and others. The new entity will operate out of Dallas, Texas under the name F2Z USA Corp. http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/32188/z-man-parent-buys-plaid-hat

]]>Monster ecologies in roleplaying games. We talk a little synergy and if it matters that it make sense having monsters in your encounter. Should the players notice if it belongs or not? Episode 47 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.Monster ecologies in roleplaying games. We talk a little synergy and if it matters that it make sense having monsters in your encounter. Should the players notice if it belongs or not? Episode 47 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements G&BS spy network success! Our elite team infiltrated the Misdirected Mark’s Gen Con seminar!...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:07:30452046 Money in Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/046/
Tue, 28 Jul 2015 18:05:59 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=449https://gamingandbs.com/046/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/046/feed/2<p>How do you handle money in roleplaying games? There are lots of different ways, we share our thoughts. Episode 46 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Shaintar KS – Brett explains something he thinks is important. Now on Tumblr gamingandbs.tumblr.com Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners From ep 45 https://plus.google.com/b/102903036211520314167/+Gamingandbscom/posts/Jb89rPQeM2L?cfem=1...</p>
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]]>How do you handle money in roleplaying games? There are lots of different ways, we share our thoughts. Episode 46 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Shaintar KS – Brett explains something he thinks is important.How do you handle money in roleplaying games? There are lots of different ways, we share our thoughts. Episode 46 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Shaintar KS – Brett explains something he thinks is important. Now on Tumblr gamingandbs.tumblr.com Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners From ep 45 https://plus.google.com/b/102903036211520314167/+Gamingandbscom/posts/Jb89rPQeM2L?cfem=1...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:19:00449045 Travel in Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/045/
Tue, 21 Jul 2015 17:05:32 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=447https://gamingandbs.com/045/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/045/feed/2<p>Travel in roleplaying games. Is it the destination or the journey? You walk, and walk, and walk some more. How do you handle travel in your game? Episode 45 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners Kevthuhlu on our website writes on Ep 005...</p>
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Episode 45 Show Agenda

Intro

Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net

Announcements

Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners

Kevthuhlu on our website writes on Ep 005 BBS w/Misdirected Mark guys

The following listeners comment via G+ regarding ep 44 where we talk about Fudging Die Rolls…

Angela Murray

Victor Wyatt

Michael Althauser

Moe “Gilvan Blight” Tousignant

Joe Cwik

Sponsor

Greyedout Productions. Buy a dicebag and use promo code GAMINGANDBS to receive 10% off your order.

Topic of Discussion

Travel in RPGs

How much detail do you put into travel in your RPGs?

Fantasy

Modern

Sci-Fi

Are there any types of travel that you don’t like to deal with in your games?

“I hate water based adventures”

Plane flights

Others?

Is the journey just random encounters or planned events? What makes a good RPG trip?

Die Roll – 2-4 miscellaneous points of gaming or geekery we want to share with you.

Tabletop Simulator by John Arcadian on Gnome Stew…It has the ability to load in your own custom models and pieces, enabling a near limitless number of options for tabletop terrain. Doing something as simple as creating a custom table and loading in an image of a map, then adding models and some rocks really provides an immersive experience. http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/tabletop-simulator-review/

]]>Travel in roleplaying games. Is it the destination or the journey? You walk, and walk, and walk some more. How do you handle travel in your game? Episode 45 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Random Encounter – emails,Travel in roleplaying games. Is it the destination or the journey? You walk, and walk, and walk some more. How do you handle travel in your game? Episode 45 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners Kevthuhlu on our website writes on Ep 005...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:05:50447044 Fudging Dice Rolls in RPGshttps://gamingandbs.com/044/
Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:05:02 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=442https://gamingandbs.com/044/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/044/feed/1<p>It’s often a topic of debate, mostly for game masters. Do you fudge dice rolls or roll in open and let them land where they may? Episode 44 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Bonus BS! interview with Phil got a bit out of hand… Ed Greenwood – looks like he’s going to make...</p>
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Episode 44 Show Agenda

Intro

Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net

Announcements

Bonus BS! interview with Phil got a bit out of hand…

Ed Greenwood – looks like he’s going to make it to Gamehole this year.

Wayne Humfleet’s birthday is today!

Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners

Moe Tousignant G+ re: Ep 41 Free RPG Day

Chad Knight G+ Ep 42 re: Taboos

Sponsor

Greyedout Productions. Buy a dicebag and use promo code GAMINGANDBS to receive 10% off your order.

Topic of Discussion

Fudging Dice Rolls

GM side dice fudge

Is it cheating?

Save a PC

Kill a PC

Manipulate a story

Manipulate tactics instead of dice

Player side

Cheating?

What if they fudge to fail?

Manipulate a story

Die Roll – 2-4 miscellaneous points of gaming or geekery we want to share with you.

]]>It’s often a topic of debate, mostly for game masters. Do you fudge dice rolls or roll in open and let them land where they may? Episode 44 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Bonus BS!It’s often a topic of debate, mostly for game masters. Do you fudge dice rolls or roll in open and let them land where they may? Episode 44 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Bonus BS! interview with Phil got a bit out of hand… Ed Greenwood – looks like he’s going to make...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:11:55442BBS005 Phil Vecchione Surprisehttps://gamingandbs.com/bbs005/
Wed, 08 Jul 2015 11:58:53 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=439https://gamingandbs.com/bbs005/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/bbs005/feed/3<p>Interview with Phil Vecchione co-author of Focal Point, the Complete Game Master’s Guide to Running Extraordinary Sessions and then all hell breaks loose. </p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/bbs005/">BBS005 Phil Vecchione Surprise</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Interview with Phil Vecchione co-author of Focal Point, the Complete Game Master’s Guide to Running Extraordinary Sessions and then all hell breaks loose.

]]>Interview with Phil Vecchione co-author of Focal Point, the Complete Game Master’s Guide to Running Extraordinary Sessions and then all hell breaks loose. Interview with Phil Vecchione co-author of Focal Point, the Complete Game Master’s Guide to Running Extraordinary Sessions and then all hell breaks loose. Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:08:41439043 Taking It To The Tablehttps://gamingandbs.com/043-taking-it-to-the-table/
Tue, 07 Jul 2015 17:05:47 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=437https://gamingandbs.com/043-taking-it-to-the-table/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/043-taking-it-to-the-table/feed/1<p>Advice on running a roleplaying game. We dance around the topic, field listener feedback and cover Die Roll! Episode 43 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Blubrry affiliate. One month for free. Promo code GamingandBS. blubrry.com BonusBS Ep 004, Part 2 of Inside Gaming and BS. Work Flow. Rocker Boys and Vending Machines! –...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/043-taking-it-to-the-table/">043 Taking It To The Table</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Advice on running a roleplaying game. We dance around the topic, field listener feedback and cover Die Roll!

]]>Part 2 of Inside Gaming BS series. Sean talks about the work flow and technical process of podcast production of an episode in this Bonus BS. BBS004 Show Agenda Operation work flow Google docs easy to share/collaborate show outline/agenda template easy...Part 2 of Inside Gaming BS series. Sean talks about the work flow and technical process of podcast production of an episode in this Bonus BS. BBS004 Show Agenda Operation work flow Google docs easy to share/collaborate show outline/agenda template easy show notes spreadsheet for sponsors when they were mentioned time – billing Skype or...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes47:10:00425042 Taboos in Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/042-taboos-in-roleplaying-games/
Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:05:20 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=427https://gamingandbs.com/042-taboos-in-roleplaying-games/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/042-taboos-in-roleplaying-games/feed/0<p>Is there anything you won’t allow in your game if you’re running a roleplaying game? As a player, is there certain situations or subjects that are taboo and off limits in your rpg? It’s our topic of discussion in this episode. Episode 42 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Bonus BS is all up...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/042-taboos-in-roleplaying-games/">042 Taboos in Roleplaying Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Is there anything you won’t allow in your game if you’re running a roleplaying game? As a player, is there certain situations or subjects that are taboo and off limits in your rpg? It’s our topic of discussion in this episode.

Episode 42 Show Agenda

Intro

Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net

Announcements

Bonus BS is all up on Youtube, minus the very first one. On to do list.

]]>Is there anything you won’t allow in your game if you’re running a roleplaying game? As a player, is there certain situations or subjects that are taboo and off limits in your rpg? It’s our topic of discussion in this episode.Is there anything you won’t allow in your game if you’re running a roleplaying game? As a player, is there certain situations or subjects that are taboo and off limits in your rpg? It’s our topic of discussion in this episode. Episode 42 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Bonus BS is all up...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:17:14427BBS003 Inside Gaming & BS Part 1: Planning – Bonus BShttps://gamingandbs.com/bbs003/
Fri, 26 Jun 2015 12:23:58 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=420https://gamingandbs.com/bbs003/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/bbs003/feed/0<p>Are you planning a podcast? We have received some inquiries from listeners asking us how we do the show, who do we use for hosting, and what gear do we use. This is a multipart series providing insight into producing Gaming and BS podcast. BBS003 Show Agenda Planning stage Reason for show passion or risk...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/bbs003/">BBS003 Inside Gaming & BS Part 1: Planning – Bonus BS</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Are you planning a podcast? We have received some inquiries from listeners asking us how we do the show, who do we use for hosting, and what gear do we use. This is a multipart series providing insight into producing Gaming and BS podcast.

]]>Are you planning a podcast? We have received some inquiries from listeners asking us how we do the show, who do we use for hosting, and what gear do we use. This is a multipart series providing insight into producing Gaming and BS podcast.Are you planning a podcast? We have received some inquiries from listeners asking us how we do the show, who do we use for hosting, and what gear do we use. This is a multipart series providing insight into producing Gaming and BS podcast. BBS003 Show Agenda Planning stage Reason for show passion or risk...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:04:52420041 Improvisation in Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/041/
Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:05:18 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=414https://gamingandbs.com/041/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/041/feed/2<p>Do you do any improvisation as a player or game master in your roleplaying games? We talk about it on this episode. Episode 41 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Happy belated Father’s Day to all the gamer dads out there! Sean Rant = Free RPG Day Wil Wheaton – Producer under the bus...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/041/">041 Improvisation in Roleplaying Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Do you do any improvisation as a player or game master in your roleplaying games? We talk about it on this episode.

Can You Make Money By Roleplaying? is a seven-part series that explores if it is possible to make money with your roleplaying passion. Many gamers dream of publishing their own setting or system, creating a blog that the world adores, or simply earning money by actually playing games. But are those goals realistic and can you really make money by roleplaying?by RPG Alchemy. #5 in a 7 part series http://www.rpgalchemy.com/can-you-make-money-by-roleplaying-top-companies-and-earners/

]]>Do you do any improvisation as a player or game master in your roleplaying games? We talk about it on this episode. Episode 41 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Happy belated Father’s Day to all the gamer dads out there!Do you do any improvisation as a player or game master in your roleplaying games? We talk about it on this episode. Episode 41 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Happy belated Father’s Day to all the gamer dads out there! Sean Rant = Free RPG Day Wil Wheaton – Producer under the bus...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:24:36414040 Cliches & Tropes in Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/040/
Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:05:08 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=408https://gamingandbs.com/040/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/040/feed/0<p>Cliches and tropes in roleplaying games, are they a tiresome plot devices or are they just good old fun? Episode 40 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Darktheatre.net Apps for iPad Our Character Folio 2 is live and it’s only $2.99! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/character-folio-2/id978347562?mt=8 Our Army Folio is price reduced to $1.99 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/army-folio/id892196370?mt=8 Part Time Gods...</p>
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]]>Cliches and tropes in roleplaying games, are they a tiresome plot devices or are they just good old fun? Episode 40 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Darktheatre.net Apps for iPad Our Character Folio 2 is live and it’s only $...Cliches and tropes in roleplaying games, are they a tiresome plot devices or are they just good old fun? Episode 40 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Darktheatre.net Apps for iPad Our Character Folio 2 is live and it’s only $2.99! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/character-folio-2/id978347562?mt=8 Our Army Folio is price reduced to $1.99 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/army-folio/id892196370?mt=8 Part Time Gods...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:07:20408BBS002 Bonus BS Events Guy Josh Hoyt of Gamehole Conhttps://gamingandbs.com/bbs002/
Sat, 13 Jun 2015 20:09:57 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=403https://gamingandbs.com/bbs002/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/bbs002/feed/1<p>Josh Hoyt, Director of Games, making him the events guy at Gamehole Con. Gamehole Con is a yearly tabletop gaming convention held in November in Madison, Wisconsin. This is Gamehole Con’s third year. Their debut event had 200+ events. This year they are already over 500! Sean talks to Josh about his gaming background, what...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/bbs002/">BBS002 Bonus BS Events Guy Josh Hoyt of Gamehole Con</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Josh Hoyt, Director of Games, making him the events guy at Gamehole Con. Gamehole Con is a yearly tabletop gaming convention held in November in Madison, Wisconsin. This is Gamehole Con’s third year. Their debut event had 200+ events. This year they are already over 500!

Sean talks to Josh about his gaming background, what makes Gamehole Con different from other gaming conventions, and what it takes to coordinate events. We didn’t forget to put him through Skill Check!

]]>Josh Hoyt, Director of Games, making him the events guy at Gamehole Con. Gamehole Con is a yearly tabletop gaming convention held in November in Madison, Wisconsin. This is Gamehole Con’s third year. Their debut event had 200+ events.Josh Hoyt, Director of Games, making him the events guy at Gamehole Con. Gamehole Con is a yearly tabletop gaming convention held in November in Madison, Wisconsin. This is Gamehole Con’s third year. Their debut event had 200+ events. This year they are already over 500! Sean talks to Josh about his gaming background, what...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes49:56403039 RPG Game Groups – Consistent or Changing It Up?https://gamingandbs.com/039/
Tue, 09 Jun 2015 17:05:06 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=390https://gamingandbs.com/039/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/039/feed/2<p>We talk about rpg game groups. Is it good to have long-standing relationships with the member? What about switching it up and having new members? Episode 39 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements GaryCon Podcast Seminar – Drink Spin Run, Dead Games Society, GBS Upcoming interview with Joshy Hoyt from Gamehole event coord. Random...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/039/">039 RPG Game Groups – Consistent or Changing It Up?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We talk about rpg game groups. Is it good to have long-standing relationships with the member? What about switching it up and having new members?

Gary Con VIII Announced! New location! Gary Con is retracing the path of Gen Con by holding our celebration at the Grand Geneva Resort March 3rd to 6th, 2016. If you didn’t already know, the Grand Geneva (formerly The Playboy Club) was the site of Gen Con X. The new venue will allow us to expand our footprint significantly while retaining the atmosphere and features we’ve developed over the past seven years.

]]>We talk about rpg game groups. Is it good to have long-standing relationships with the member? What about switching it up and having new members? Episode 39 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements GaryCon Podcast Seminar – Drink Sp...We talk about rpg game groups. Is it good to have long-standing relationships with the member? What about switching it up and having new members? Episode 39 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements GaryCon Podcast Seminar – Drink Spin Run, Dead Games Society, GBS Upcoming interview with Joshy Hoyt from Gamehole event coord. Random...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:04:16390038 OSR aka Old School Renaissancehttps://gamingandbs.com/038/
Tue, 02 Jun 2015 18:05:43 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=386https://gamingandbs.com/038/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/038/feed/2<p>We talk old school renaissance. You might know it as OSR. We also address listener comments and die roll! Episode 38 Show Agenda Intro – Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners Eric Bontz comments on G+ regarding ep 14 tech at the gaming table. Chris Sneizak, Chad Knight, Kevin Lovecraft...</p>
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Episode 38 Show Agenda

Intro – Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net

Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners

Eric Bontz comments on G+ regarding ep 14 tech at the gaming table.

Chris Sneizak, Chad Knight, Kevin Lovecraft and Victor Wyatt all weigh in on episode 37 where we covered creating player characters at the table, collaboratively or not.

Sponsor

Greyedout Productions. Buy a dicebag and use promo code GAMINGANDBS to receive 10% off your order.

Topic of Discussion

OSR

What is it? Is this simply the style of play (rulings v rules)?

Why should I play a clone if I’ve got access to the original game?

A game like DCC – what sets it apart?

Die Roll – 2-4 miscellaneous points of gaming or geekery we want to share with you.

]]>We talk old school renaissance. You might know it as OSR. We also address listener comments and die roll! Episode 38 Show Agenda Intro – Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners Eric Bontz comment...We talk old school renaissance. You might know it as OSR. We also address listener comments and die roll! Episode 38 Show Agenda Intro – Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners Eric Bontz comments on G+ regarding ep 14 tech at the gaming table. Chris Sneizak, Chad Knight, Kevin Lovecraft...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:02:22386037 Generating PCs, Collaboratively or Nothttps://gamingandbs.com/037/
Tue, 26 May 2015 18:05:26 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=380https://gamingandbs.com/037/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/037/feed/1<p>Generating player characters, it can be done together or solo. How do you do it? What makes sense or does it matter? Episode 37 Show Agenda Intro – Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net From the Gamehole! Tom Valley, friend of Gamehole Con is looking for people to help run D&D Adventurers League at Gamehole in November. Contact...</p>
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Episode 37 Show Agenda

Tom Valley, friend of Gamehole Con is looking for people to help run D&D Adventurers League at Gamehole in November. Contact him directly if you’re interested via email: mysterywisconsin@gmail.com

Badge registration for the upper Midwest’s largest tabletop gaming convention opens on Saturday, June 27 at noon CST. Also, get VIG passes are something to consider. Linky: https://www.gameholecon.com/attend

Ed Greenwood Out for GenCon and Gamehole, due to understandable personal reasons. Alex Kammer, Director of Gamehole says: “We are keeping him listed as a guest as he has told me that he still wants to come. We will see if anything changes over the next few months.”

]]>Generating player characters, it can be done together or solo. How do you do it? What makes sense or does it matter? Episode 37 Show Agenda Intro – Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net From the Gamehole! Tom Valley,Generating player characters, it can be done together or solo. How do you do it? What makes sense or does it matter? Episode 37 Show Agenda Intro – Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net From the Gamehole! Tom Valley, friend of Gamehole Con is looking for people to help run D&D Adventurers League at Gamehole in November. Contact...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:03:42380036 Epic Level, High Level Role-playing Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/036/
Tue, 19 May 2015 18:05:29 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=377https://gamingandbs.com/036/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/036/feed/4<p>Is there a difference between epic level and high level gaming? Of course there is. Maybe. Kind of. Sort of. Episode 36 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Rumors of Sean and Brett being part of a brotherhood of Canadian spies lead may or may not have been true. News from Gamehole! Another Guest...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/036/">036 Epic Level, High Level Role-playing Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Is there a difference between epic level and high level gaming? Of course there is. Maybe. Kind of. Sort of.

Episode 36 Show Agenda

Intro

Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net

Announcements

Rumors of Sean and Brett being part of a brotherhood of Canadian spies lead may or may not have been true.

News from Gamehole!

Another Guest to announce! Peter Adkison will be joining us this fall at Gamehole Con! Peter is the owner of Gen Con and is the former owner and CEO of Wizards of the Coast.

Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners

Phil V. claims that: “I know who the Straygeologist is.

Thanks jasonlmorris for iTunes review!

Jeff Rademaker email

Carl Pinder comments from G+

Sponsor

Greyedout Productions. Buy a dicebag and use promo code GAMINGANDBS to receive 10% off your order.

Topic of Discussion

Epic and High-Level Gaming

What is Epic and what is High-Level gaming? Define terms. Is it only applicable to fantasy and superheroes?

What do we think of each?

Good and bad aspects.

Have you run or played in an Epic game?

Have you run or played in a High-Level game?

Die Roll – 2-4 miscellaneous points of gaming or geekery we want to share with you.

Tabletop Generation, looks like it’s still under development. Tabletop Generation is a community where all parts of the industry come together. A place where a game designer can find the right illustrator for their project, a place where a graphic designer can showcase their work to the right people, a place where you can find the people you need for your project. It’s all about board games, helping each other, and making it happen! https://www.tabletopgeneration.com,

Black Cat Systems & Soundbyte you want to be sure to get the android or iOS version from the respected stores. http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/soundbyte_rack_cart_machine_radio_automation_software.html

]]>Is there a difference between epic level and high level gaming? Of course there is. Maybe. Kind of. Sort of. Episode 36 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Rumors of Sean and Brett being part of a brotherhood of Canadian spies ...Is there a difference between epic level and high level gaming? Of course there is. Maybe. Kind of. Sort of. Episode 36 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Rumors of Sean and Brett being part of a brotherhood of Canadian spies lead may or may not have been true. News from Gamehole! Another Guest...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:08:34377035 Out of Print Role-playing Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/035/
Tue, 12 May 2015 17:05:57 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=370https://gamingandbs.com/035/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/035/feed/2<p>Out of print role-playing games, sometimes referred to as ‘dead games’, do you still play them? Do you need to play the latest and greatest? Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Happy late Mother’s Day to all the gaming moms, and moms who let the rest of us game! Reminder to folks about Gamehole Con’s design...</p>
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Intro

Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net

Announcements

Happy late Mother’s Day to all the gaming moms, and moms who let the rest of us game!

]]>Out of print role-playing games, sometimes referred to as ‘dead games’, do you still play them? Do you need to play the latest and greatest? Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Happy late Mother’s Day to all the gaming moms,Out of print role-playing games, sometimes referred to as ‘dead games’, do you still play them? Do you need to play the latest and greatest? Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Happy late Mother’s Day to all the gaming moms, and moms who let the rest of us game! Reminder to folks about Gamehole Con’s design...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:04:18370034 Handling Time in Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/034/
Tue, 05 May 2015 18:05:53 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=367https://gamingandbs.com/034/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/034/feed/1<p>Listener email leads us to the topic of handling time in roleplaying games. Do you track time? How? Do you have it effect the aging of player characters? Lets talk about it. Episode 34 Outline Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Sean’s Forge Midwest experience. Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners Thank you...</p>
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Episode 34 Outline

Thank you serenity10101 for itunes review. If you have left a review for us and you’re not in the US, let us know!

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Comment from guestbook

Hey guys! I just stumbled upon an episode of your show on YouTube when searching for videos about homebrew settings, and absolutely loved your episode on it! Now I just need to start from the bottom and work my way up.

Lookin’ forward to hearing more; keep up the good work.

-Taylor

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G+ Post – Moe T. RE: Ep 032

Finally catching up on some podcasts. Just finished ep. 32.

Good as always.

As for why I haven’t played that one (or should that be one hundred) RPGs in my collection, it comes down to only one thing:

Time.

Either mine or other peoples. I currently have one RPG group, we meet every Monday. If everyone is there we play Warhammer 3rd Edition If someone can’t make it we play board games.

It’s been I think 6 months since we’ve played. Maybe longer. We never have a full group. It’s gotten so bad that we started a campaign of Imperial Assault with the four players who do usually make it. We are having a great time playing that, so it’s not like we aren’t gaming or aren’t having fun but it would be nice to play some RPGs again.

Time is the thing that has me playing way more board games than any RPGs. I can get a group together to play a board game pretty much any night of the week. There’s no prep time and there’s no commitment. I just put a shout out “looking for X players for Y” game and I’ll get them. Pretty much anyone can commit to a couple hours here and there. The problem is finding someone who can show up week after week (or even month after month) for a regular game.

Listening to your espionage episode, Brett mentioned not being sure if he’d intentionally played espionage. It reminded me of a campaign I ran for my group during the final playtest pack of D&D Next.

We were playing in a custom setting that on the surface, appeared to be a very typical fantasy setting. I was also trying to be very sandboxy, so I used the character’s individual motivations to craft the beginning of the story, combining them with a few absolutes that I knew about my setting. It started with a young wizard stumbling across a mysterious addition to a book he was researching. It spoke cryptically of a golden relic of forbidden knowledge. The book was unable to be lent to him from his temple/school’s library, due to clerical error, and when he returned to find the book he found it was no longer in the library.

I’ll spare you the fine details, but the players found themselves unknowingly thrown into an espionage tale. They were on the tail of a rival group of elite guards from the central kingdom (powerful government syndicate), engaged with dangerous free-agents that stood in their way (rival super spies) including a vampire informant (who was forced to kill and turn the group’s paladin), stole powerful information from kingdom guards (con/heist), were caught and forced to pull a jail break and sneak out of town by making underground contacts, and finally one of their rivals came to their aid (double agent).

In the end, the location of the golden relic was close at hand… in the underground lair of a powerful, benevolent Flumph and his worshiping cult. They stood guard over the relic for centuries and the Flumph revealed the strange, gold disc and projected it’s information into the PC’s minds.

I walked over to my computer and hit play on itunes. “Greetings from the people of earth…” And the Voyager record played on. Campaign over.

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Topic of Discussion Time in RPGs

Brad Hazzard sent us the following email:

Hey Fellas,

How do you handle time in your games? Seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, etc. How does your PCs age?

Most D&D games assume PCs are young, early to mid 20s but by the end of an adventure campaign at 20th lvl, they are ready to retire from life on the edge. How about when they have only so long to accomplish a task or prevent something from corrupting their world? How about effects like spells, and rest, etc?

This can get monotonous and tedious when determining spell timing, just like encumbrance. Players get offended real fast when you get so close to control of their character.

Travel is really an enormous time evolved process back in the day. Traveling more than 20 miles a day on a weeks journey is huge. Not to mention life changing. A 500+ mile journey would not even be considered by most let alone unchartered, untraveled, unguided romps through, swamps and back country.

How do you decide when time really matters without being inconsistent to the rules or true to life?

Time is so important but rarely used to enhance the feel of the game outside of anticipation, hesitation and revelation.

Die Roll – 2-4 miscellaneous points of gaming or geekery we want to share with you.

]]>Listener email leads us to the topic of handling time in roleplaying games. Do you track time? How? Do you have it effect the aging of player characters? Lets talk about it. Episode 34 Outline Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.Listener email leads us to the topic of handling time in roleplaying games. Do you track time? How? Do you have it effect the aging of player characters? Lets talk about it. Episode 34 Outline Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Sean’s Forge Midwest experience. Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners Thank you...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:06:20367033 Espionage Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/033/
Tue, 28 Apr 2015 18:05:10 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=348https://gamingandbs.com/033/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/033/feed/0<p>Be it fantasy, modern or far future scifi, you can make espionage a big part of your roleplaying game But what about running a game that is catered to the genre? We talk about it in this episode and we’ll throw in some random encounters as well. Episode 33 Show Outline Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Bonus...</p>
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Episode 33 Show Outline

Apologies to Mike Rigsby, ep 28 I said “he’s not even a gamer” which did not come out right.

Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listener

Dave Winn writes…Hey Sean and Brett,

First off, sorry I missed you at GaryCon, Sean. I saw you, but either you were in a game or I was and I didn’t want to interrupt. Second, although I’m a week late I just wanted to say that when I ran a military-based campaign, the characters were all part of a Fascist-Nazi style government, but they didn’t know just how bad their government was. I progressively made their government worse and worse just to see how awful I could make the government before they rebelled and joined the other (Soviet Russian) government instead and fought against their own government. The reason I bring this up, is I used the bards in that campaign as the sergeants in the army who not only dispensed information, but more importantly sowed propaganda. They sang songs of glory and spun the atrocities in a way that made them seem not as bad, or at the very least, patriotic. The bards were the heart and soul of this evil campaign :). Just wanted to add that to your discussion.

Game on,Dave WinnPS: The RPG I never get to the table is the Star Wars one. I never play it because I’m afraid I won’t know that much of the lore/cannon as my players.

Roger Brasslet on G+, Episode 32 Feedback, writes…

I’ve thought about this question before, and I always come back to the same answer: I haven’t moved on to different games because I don’t feel like I’ve finished everything I want to accomplish in the ones I’m playing. For me it has nothing to do with fear or player buy-in. Obviously, it takes time to learn new games, and time seems to be something we lack as adults. However, I really do have enough downtime to prep a new game instead of an old one. I just need to finish whatever I want to accomplish in the old games first.

Austin L from G+ writes…Did someone say Eclipse Phase?

Attention deficit and dragons would be kinda difficult to get a campaign running for.

Money is sort of the biggest problem I find, but I’m mostly running for people even younger than I am. I pretty much have to put out a PDF for my players or else they’ll not really end up knowing the rules too well, since I’ve only ever seen it happen once where one of my players bought their own copy of whatever game we’re playing.

Frankly, I haven’t run the same genre or even system twice in a row in maybe more than five years. I’m more worried about becoming stagnant and predictable than I am about stumbling the first time I run something. I’m lucky I have players who’re willing to give stuff a try, like if I just say, “hey, I’m getting a little burnt out on this campaign we’ve had going for half a year, how about we try this homebrew system I’ve got percolating for urban fantasy for a few weeks before we carry on?” The answer has pretty much always been a yes. In fact, at the moment I’m alternating between running 5e one week and Song of Ice and Fire RP next week back and forth.

Phil Vecchione via G+ re: Ep 32 what rpg do you want to run but have not?Burning Empires. The game looks complex, that I am not sure I have the time to dedicate to learning the rules, nor the group stamina to last the large number of sessions it would take to master the system and really great everything out of it.

@walla151 from Twitter writes…I agree with @gamingandbs – Elon Musk would make an awesome supervillain in an alternate reality RPG

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Topic of Discussion

ESPIONAGE!!

Types of espionage games

high action – mission impossible movies

low action – cold war no guns

Settings

Modern day

Alternate history

Era specific

Fantasy

Sci-fi

Wild west

Sources of inspiration

books

Flemming

LeCarre

Ludlum

Clancey

Forsyth

movies

Bond

Mission Impossible

Spy Who Came In From the Cold

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy

Bourne

Kingsman

Ronin

TV

The Saint

Man from UNCLE

Mission Impossible

I Spy

Alias

MI-5

The Avengers

Burn Notice

Wild Wild West

Games

Top Secret

Spycraft

James Bond RPG

Night’s Black Agents

Covert Ops

Classified

Agents of Oblivion

Spione

Delta Green

Die Roll – 2-4 miscellaneous points of gaming or geekery we want to share with you.

]]>Be it fantasy, modern or far future scifi, you can make espionage a big part of your roleplaying game But what about running a game that is catered to the genre? We talk about it in this episode and we’ll throw in some random encounters as well.Be it fantasy, modern or far future scifi, you can make espionage a big part of your roleplaying game But what about running a game that is catered to the genre? We talk about it in this episode and we’ll throw in some random encounters as well. Episode 33 Show Outline Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Bonus...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:18:25348BBS001 Bonus BS ENnie Awards Lowdown with Hans Cummingshttps://gamingandbs.com/bbs001/
Fri, 24 Apr 2015 02:15:44 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=344https://gamingandbs.com/bbs001/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/bbs001/feed/0<p>We get the lowdown on the ENnie Awards from the ENnie Submissions Coordinator and Publisher Relations, Hans Cummings. About Hans He’s the Author/Publisher & tabletop gamer since 1982 He’s recognized as ‘One of Nuvo’s Best Local Authors’ in Indianapolis: http://www.nuvo.net/indianapolis/bestofindy/Page Some of his works include… Fear the Boot’s Sojurn & Sojurn Vol 2 anthology Fantasy...</p>
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]]>We get the lowdown on the ENnie Awards from the ENnie Submissions Coordinator and Publisher Relations, Hans Cummings. About Hans He’s the Author/Publisher & tabletop gamer since 1982 He’s recognized as ‘One of Nuvo’s Best Local Authors’ in Indianapolis...We get the lowdown on the ENnie Awards from the ENnie Submissions Coordinator and Publisher Relations, Hans Cummings. About Hans He’s the Author/Publisher & tabletop gamer since 1982 He’s recognized as ‘One of Nuvo’s Best Local Authors’ in Indianapolis: http://www.nuvo.net/indianapolis/bestofindy/Page Some of his works include… Fear the Boot’s Sojurn & Sojurn Vol 2 anthology Fantasy...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes30:25344032 What RPG Do You Want To Run, But Have Nothttps://gamingandbs.com/032/
Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:05:56 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=341https://gamingandbs.com/032/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/032/feed/2<p>Some of us have a few roleplaying games. Many of them we have not played or GM’d. What are those games and why haven’t you run or played them? Episode 32 Show Outline Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Update from the Gamehole!! Gamehole Con adds more special guests! Merle Rasmussen, the original author and creator of...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/032/">032 What RPG Do You Want To Run, But Have Not</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Some of us have a few roleplaying games. Many of them we have not played or GM’d. What are those games and why haven’t you run or played them?

Episode 32 Show Outline

Intro

Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net

Update from the Gamehole!!

Gamehole Con adds more special guests!

Merle Rasmussen, the original author and creator of Top Secret

Robert Schwalb who just completed his much anticipated Shadow of the Demon Lord RPG Kickstarter

Dave Megarry, the designer of the iconic Dungeon Board Game

Rumor – Artemis, Star Trek bridge simulator

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Topic of Discussion

What game system, setting, or plot idea(s) haven’t you done but always wanted to?

What do we think sounds cool?

Why aren’t we doing it?

Die Roll – 2-4 miscellaneous points of gaming or geekery we want to share with you.

]]>Some of us have a few roleplaying games. Many of them we have not played or GM’d. What are those games and why haven’t you run or played them? Episode 32 Show Outline Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Update from the Gamehole!!Some of us have a few roleplaying games. Many of them we have not played or GM’d. What are those games and why haven’t you run or played them? Episode 32 Show Outline Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Update from the Gamehole!! Gamehole Con adds more special guests! Merle Rasmussen, the original author and creator of...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:02:53341031 Bards Are For Roleplayinghttps://gamingandbs.com/031/
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 18:05:10 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=333https://gamingandbs.com/031/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/031/feed/2<p>Bards, huh! What are they good for? Absolutely roleplaying. Bards are for roleplaying. We skip the crunch and talk about Bards, listener feedback and Die Roll! Episode 31 Show Outline Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Gamehole Con has it’s exhibitor floor layout complete. Touts biggest exhibit hall second only to GenCon! Random Encounter – emails, voice...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/031/">031 Bards Are For Roleplaying</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Bards, huh! What are they good for? Absolutely roleplaying. Bards are for roleplaying. We skip the crunch and talk about Bards, listener feedback and Die Roll!

Kevin Lovecraft CommentsGood episode guys (finally!). I prefer playing and running ongoing campaigns. While a one-shot can have a good core idea/conceit/hook, I think that a campaign offers more fun to me as a player and more chances to develop my character or the chance to tell a more complex story when I’m the storyteller.

Roger B. from G+I’m all about campaigns. I think some of it is connected to being all about experience points (I posted a comment on your website for Ep. 20). Mostly, I’m all about character development. There is little development in a one-shot. If you run a one-shot a beginning level, you’re always playing novices. Your character’s not really good at anything and doesn’t get a chance to become good at anything. If you’re sick of that and you want to start at higher levels, you don’t know your character as well as if you had played them from beginning level. I want a campaign. I want to learn about my character as my character is learning about himself.

Howdy gents,I really enjoyed Episode 30, if only because, for the first time, I found myself agreeing with both Brett and Sean. Brett I often agree with, but Sean?!? That’s just nuts. Anyway, I found that both of you gents had things to say that resonate with me. I think that, for me, campaign play is the big draw of gaming, but that I can really enjoy the freedom that playing or running in a one off (particularly at cons or games days) allows. After thinking about it for a while, I realized that my feelings on the matter run like this: I run campaigns because I like to build stuff, but I run one off games because I like to tear stuff down.

Personally, I like the campaign approach, but I also appreciate the serial approach, especially for settings for which they feel right.

Another approach is a task force, mission-oriented, one-shot. Each session is a different short adventure. Great for when players are coming and going each session.

For longer story arcs without full campaigns, Dungeon Magazine was a great resource for that. My favorite, for example, was the City of Istivin series which I bookended with other Greyhawk-based adventures from the magazine’s 3e/v3.5 era.

Victor Wyatt from G+I am through the episode now and have a clearer bit of input.

On one hand I love my small format games that run from one to three sessions and then are done. Those things are great because I love switching up the flavor.

On the other hand I love the old-time D&D campaigns I played years ago. Some of it’s nostalgia but some is the desire to see the lives of the characters develop. Right now, since I have picked up D&D 5e and the Elemental Evil adventure, I am chomping at the bit to run it for all 15 levels.

Something you touched on with small form games versus campaign games too was that you get a different play style from people when they get together to play. With longer games players seem to play on the conservative side but one-shots push players to go all in with the awesome their characters do. You can see completely different interaction with the story from the same players when they know they only have so much time in that world than when they know they have to live with the consequences of their characters’ actions.

All in all, I like a little bit of everything.

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Topic of Discussion

Misdirected Mark had their 150th episode and they had a Battle of the Bards! event. Post that, they challenged G&BS to take on Bards. So, let’s see what we can do..

Die Roll – 2-4 miscellaneous points of gaming or geekery we want to share with you.

Brett

Everest Game Club’s Role Playing Extravaganza! – they’ve got an SJ Games rep coming to their next EverCon too!

Youngest Son’s B-day – he asked to borrow Kerrunch! to teach his friends.

The Duke – my new favorite board game – thanks be to the Canadian Gaming God for calling it to my attention.

]]>Bards, huh! What are they good for? Absolutely roleplaying. Bards are for roleplaying. We skip the crunch and talk about Bards, listener feedback and Die Roll! Episode 31 Show Outline Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.Bards, huh! What are they good for? Absolutely roleplaying. Bards are for roleplaying. We skip the crunch and talk about Bards, listener feedback and Die Roll! Episode 31 Show Outline Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Gamehole Con has it’s exhibitor floor layout complete. Touts biggest exhibit hall second only to GenCon! Random Encounter – emails, voice...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:12:37333030 Are RPG Campaigns Necessary?https://gamingandbs.com/030/
Tue, 07 Apr 2015 18:05:46 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=329https://gamingandbs.com/030/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/030/feed/3<p>Do you need an rpg campaign that has a cohesive plot line or can one shots do the trick? Episode 30 Show Outline Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners Kristian Serrano’s quote from the G&BS post on G+: “Most players I know don’t actively participate in online...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/030/">030 Are RPG Campaigns Necessary?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Do you need an rpg campaign that has a cohesive plot line or can one shots do the trick?

Episode 30 Show Outline

“Most players I know don’t actively participate in online communities and just want to play. They don’t necessarily care about the system at hand other than the fact that they want something easy to learn/master and fun to play.”

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Topic of Discussion

The desire for a cohesive campaign storyline vs. the reality that such a thing may not be possible (e.g. I want to game X times a month and no one can make it).

Can you have a non-cohesive campaign? Episodic sessions that “dump” you from one adventure to another but with the same characters perhaps?

Are one-shots the way to go?

Redefine what “long term” means for your group (Brett used to run one storyline over multiple years in real time – now it’s shorter)

Die Roll – 2-4 miscellaneous points of gaming or geekery we want to share with you.

Brett

B-day weekend of gaming!

Board games played: City of Thieves, Space Hulk, 7 Wonders

RPGs run: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (1st Ed), Chaosium’s BRP

RPG played: NWoD (Lenny ran)

Games bought: Mice and Mystics Heart of Glorm expansion and The Duke

An all-day gaming event coming up on Saturday – my buddy Zave and I are heading to the Everest Game Club (Evercon folks) to run some gaming seminars and then some games – my boys are coming along.

Simon Rogers from Pelgrane Press writes article for a minimal prep gumshoe game, I use a potted version of the suggestions in the Trail book, that is, work backwards from the Horrible Truth to the Hook. I’ll do this now on the fly. http://pelgranepress.com/site/?p=17564

]]>Do you need an rpg campaign that has a cohesive plot line or can one shots do the trick? Episode 30 Show Outline Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners Kristian Serrano’s quo...Do you need an rpg campaign that has a cohesive plot line or can one shots do the trick? Episode 30 Show Outline Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners Kristian Serrano’s quote from the G&BS post on G+: “Most players I know don’t actively participate in online...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:04:14329029 Pursuing the Perfect RPG Systemhttps://gamingandbs.com/029/
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 18:05:42 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=323https://gamingandbs.com/029/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/029/feed/1<p>Why do gamers keep buying new RPG’s? Sean thinks its the pursuit of the perfect RPG rule system. We talk about it and a GaryCon wrap up. Episode 29 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements No Gen Con for Brett this year 🙁 Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners Erik...</p>
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]]>Why do gamers keep buying new RPG’s? Sean thinks its the pursuit of the perfect RPG rule system. We talk about it and a GaryCon wrap up. Episode 29 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements No Gen Con for Brett this year 🙁 Random Enc...Why do gamers keep buying new RPG’s? Sean thinks its the pursuit of the perfect RPG rule system. We talk about it and a GaryCon wrap up. Episode 29 Show Agenda Intro Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements No Gen Con for Brett this year 🙁 Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners Erik...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:14:49323028 Listener Voicemails, Maps and Character Backgroundhttps://gamingandbs.com/028/
Tue, 24 Mar 2015 18:05:56 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=320https://gamingandbs.com/028/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/028/feed/4<p>We address listener voicemails that ask how we maps in roleplaying games and comment on player character backgrounds in this role playing game podcast episode. Episode 28 Show Agenda Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Working out some colaboration with the Misdirected Mark team (http://misdirectedmark.com/) Random Encounter & Topic of Discussion VM from Chris Hussey – maps...</p>
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]]>We address listener voicemails that ask how we maps in roleplaying games and comment on player character backgrounds in this role playing game podcast episode. Episode 28 Show Agenda Sponsored by DarkTheatre.We address listener voicemails that ask how we maps in roleplaying games and comment on player character backgrounds in this role playing game podcast episode. Episode 28 Show Agenda Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net Announcements Working out some colaboration with the Misdirected Mark team (http://misdirectedmark.com/) Random Encounter & Topic of Discussion VM from Chris Hussey – maps...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:07:09320027 Handling RPG Rules at the Tablehttps://gamingandbs.com/027/
Tue, 17 Mar 2015 18:05:37 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=318https://gamingandbs.com/027/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/027/feed/3<p>We answer our first voice mail from Chris Hussey, how do you handle rpg rules at the table? Update from Gameholecon and Die Roll. Episode 27 Show Agenda Intro including music – DarkTheatre.net Home of the Character Folio Announcements Great Feedback on Episode 26 – love the input! Karl Keesler’s uses Magic Cards and an...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/027/">027 Handling RPG Rules at the Table</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We answer our first voice mail from Chris Hussey, how do you handle rpg rules at the table? Update from Gameholecon and Die Roll.

Episode 27 Show Agenda

Intro including music – DarkTheatre.net Home of the Character Folio

Announcements

Great Feedback on Episode 26 – love the input!

Karl Keesler’s uses Magic Cards and an old 7th Sea method to help build backgrounds.

Shane Freeman, Austin, Kevin, and others use Images from Google for inspiration.

Chad and others will fight for their agency against the tyranny of Sean!

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This Just in from Gamehole!

Latest update from the Gamehole team

Random Encounter

VOICEMAIL! WHOOHOO! – Thank you Chris Hussey!

Rules Questions in game – how do you deal with them?

Topic of Discussion

Rules Questions at the Table – How do you deal with ‘em?

Look it Up?

GM Calls it?

Group Conference?

Die Roll – 2-4 misc points of things we think you should know regarding the hobby or misc topic of geekery.

Brett

My oldest son Connor runs D&D for my youngest son and me, and then Ilana wanted in.

Started reading Of Dice and Men – ok so far.

Re-read Chaosium’s Basic Role Playing system. I think I want to give it a run with a fantasy setting.

]]>We answer our first voice mail from Chris Hussey, how do you handle rpg rules at the table? Update from Gameholecon and Die Roll. Episode 27 Show Agenda Intro including music – DarkTheatre.net Home of the Character Folio Announcements Great Feedback on...We answer our first voice mail from Chris Hussey, how do you handle rpg rules at the table? Update from Gameholecon and Die Roll. Episode 27 Show Agenda Intro including music – DarkTheatre.net Home of the Character Folio Announcements Great Feedback on Episode 26 – love the input! Karl Keesler’s uses Magic Cards and an...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:19:23318026 Player Character Backgrounds in RPGshttps://gamingandbs.com/026/
Tue, 10 Mar 2015 18:23:49 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=313https://gamingandbs.com/026/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/026/feed/2<p>Player character backgrounds in roleplaying games, how do you handle them? Do you incorporate them into your story? Brett and Sean share their thoughts. Episode 26 Show Agenda Intro including music – DarkTheatre.net Home of the Character Folio Announcements Volunteer for ACD’s Games Day. Go here for more details. Greyed Out Dice Bag Ad Random...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/026/">026 Player Character Backgrounds in RPGs</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Player character backgrounds in roleplaying games, how do you handle them? Do you incorporate them into your story? Brett and Sean share their thoughts.

]]>Player character backgrounds in roleplaying games, how do you handle them? Do you incorporate them into your story? Brett and Sean share their thoughts. Episode 26 Show Agenda Intro including music – DarkTheatre.Player character backgrounds in roleplaying games, how do you handle them? Do you incorporate them into your story? Brett and Sean share their thoughts. Episode 26 Show Agenda Intro including music – DarkTheatre.net Home of the Character Folio Announcements Volunteer for ACD’s Games Day. Go here for more details. Greyed Out Dice Bag Ad Random...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:12:42313025 Break Time and RPG Group Sizehttps://gamingandbs.com/025/
Tue, 03 Mar 2015 18:05:15 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=304https://gamingandbs.com/025/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/025/feed/2<p>Sometimes we need to take a break from gaming and the reasons may vary. It could be GM burn-out or a player that just isn’t into the game. We also talk about Brett’s 10 person gaming group and how a smaller, more intimate, group can be more beneficial. There’s also different ways to handle rpg...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/025/">025 Break Time and RPG Group Size</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Sometimes we need to take a break from gaming and the reasons may vary. It could be GM burn-out or a player that just isn’t into the game. We also talk about Brett’s 10 person gaming group and how a smaller, more intimate, group can be more beneficial. There’s also different ways to handle rpg group size.

Episode 25 Show Agenda

Thank you to Phil and Chris for the shout out in episode 144 of Misdirected Mark podcast. They mention the cold and how people in Wisconsin are probably running around in t-shirts. We don’t know what they’re talking about, scroll down to see how Sean & Brett show their appreciation.

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]]>Sometimes we need to take a break from gaming and the reasons may vary. It could be GM burn-out or a player that just isn’t into the game. We also talk about Brett’s 10 person gaming group and how a smaller, more intimate,Sometimes we need to take a break from gaming and the reasons may vary. It could be GM burn-out or a player that just isn’t into the game. We also talk about Brett’s 10 person gaming group and how a smaller, more intimate, group can be more beneficial. There’s also different ways to handle rpg...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:12:26304024 Railroading and Sandboxes in Role-playing Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/024/
Tue, 24 Feb 2015 18:05:07 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=300https://gamingandbs.com/024/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/024/feed/1<p>Railroading and Sandboxes in role-playing games, Brett and Sean broach the often-discussed topic. Many commentary rpg podcasts typically talk about this, here is our take. Episode 24 Show Agenda Random Encounter A couple of recent emails and posts. Shane writes in response to episode 22 RPG Wikis and Dissemination of Info: Thanks again for the...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/024/">024 Railroading and Sandboxes in Role-playing Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Railroading and Sandboxes in role-playing games, Brett and Sean broach the often-discussed topic. Many commentary rpg podcasts typically talk about this, here is our take.

Episode 24 Show Agenda

Random Encounter

A couple of recent emails and posts.

Shane writes in response to episode 22 RPG Wikis and Dissemination of Info:

Thanks again for the talk on Wikis and Digital campaign design. Ultimately I decided to go with something I know and like and that would let me create the pages as I wanted the to look.

I have for sometime tried to keep ahead of my players by creating twisted campaign settings that are expandable enough to accommodate anything my players want to do and are system neutral enough that we can hybridize anything we like from game or edition to fuse into our OSRIC like gaming madness.

This time I am creating something that will surprise me as much as the players. I created a world in which creation itself is constantly in flux. In which noble acts literally give rise to the land while dark corruption shocks create chasms into the landscape. I created a short series of random tables that describes the basics of life: plant, animal, insectoid, aberrant. Then I created separate tables for society politics and physical hierarchy. (is the location deep in a corruptive chasm or high in a lofty spire)

Once the basics of location and beings were established I went to pinterest and search through images for the players to relate to. The realm is set up as an every changing and every expanding domain in which we can trade DM’s or entire systems.

Chris Hussey writes in response to episode 023 – What Have RPGs Done For You?:

I actually do make mention of RPGs on my resume/LinkedIn profile (I think it’s still there). I do this because it is an excellent conversation piece in an interview (though granted, I haven’t had many – hmmmm), and it is a chance to talk about the strengths RPGs give you in the real world

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]]>Railroading and Sandboxes in role-playing games, Brett and Sean broach the often-discussed topic. Many commentary rpg podcasts typically talk about this, here is our take. Episode 24 Show Agenda Random Encounter A couple of recent emails and posts.Railroading and Sandboxes in role-playing games, Brett and Sean broach the often-discussed topic. Many commentary rpg podcasts typically talk about this, here is our take. Episode 24 Show Agenda Random Encounter A couple of recent emails and posts. Shane writes in response to episode 22 RPG Wikis and Dissemination of Info: Thanks again for the...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:01:03300023 What Have RPGs Done For You?https://gamingandbs.com/023/
Tue, 17 Feb 2015 18:05:42 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=298https://gamingandbs.com/023/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/023/feed/1<p>We touch on the benefits of roleplaying games in our professional lives. Then we get off the beaten path…. Die roll is still included and Sean goes on rant over bad experience registering for events for GaryCon. Episode 23 Show Agenda Intro – Sponsored by Dark Theatre, home of the character folio! Sponsor Topic of...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/023/">023 What Have RPGs Done For You?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We touch on the benefits of roleplaying games in our professional lives. Then we get off the beaten path…. Die roll is still included and Sean goes on rant over bad experience registering for events for GaryCon.

]]>We touch on the benefits of roleplaying games in our professional lives. Then we get off the beaten path…. Die roll is still included and Sean goes on rant over bad experience registering for events for GaryCon.We touch on the benefits of roleplaying games in our professional lives. Then we get off the beaten path…. Die roll is still included and Sean goes on rant over bad experience registering for events for GaryCon. Episode 23 Show Agenda Intro – Sponsored by Dark Theatre, home of the character folio! Sponsor Topic of...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:09:18298022 RPG Wikis and Dissemination of Infohttps://gamingandbs.com/022/
Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:05:05 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=292https://gamingandbs.com/022/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/022/feed/0<p>We start out talking about how Brett organizes his campaign info using a wiki and then slide into disseminating campaign information using social media. How do you manage getting information to your players? Episode 22 Show Agenda Intro including music – DarkTheatre.net Home of the Character Folio Announcements Gamehole NewsThe Rodneys!The what? Yes, The Rodneys....</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/022/">022 RPG Wikis and Dissemination of Info</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We start out talking about how Brett organizes his campaign info using a wiki and then slide into disseminating campaign information using social media. How do you manage getting information to your players?

Episode 22 Show Agenda

Gamehole NewsThe Rodneys!The what? Yes, The Rodneys. This is the name for our just launched Gamehole Con game design award. If you look at any of our annual logos, you will see an armored fellow squaring off against some foe. At Gamehole Con command central, we have always called that guy, Sir Rodney. So, that will be the name of our game design awards.As this will be our first year offering this award, it will be limited to two categories – RPG Adventure and Board Game. We are partnering with our friends at The Game Crafter to run this contest. The long and the short of it is that the winner in each category will receive a $100 cash prize among other prizes and will receive an award created for us by our friends at Albion Swords. This is pretty cool people! For all of the details, please click here.

Random Encounter

Brett’s thoughts to responses to episode 21 on gender:

All good stuff and I really like the approaches that our listeners told us about. And I like that everyone kept the discussion reasonable and above name calling (except for Chad – I’ll kill his next 5 characters in petty vengeance).

Topics of Discussion

What are you using to organize your gaming?

Tools for the GM

Brett’s use of a Wiki

Our own wiki site

Also used Obsidian Portal

G+ Communities

One for the group

One for each campaign

FB could also be used – a buddy of Brett’s uses FB

Die Roll – 2-4 misc points we want to bring up at end of cast. Should be short and sweet, could be a plug, something to check out, etc. Limited time to spout off.

]]>We start out talking about how Brett organizes his campaign info using a wiki and then slide into disseminating campaign information using social media. How do you manage getting information to your players?We start out talking about how Brett organizes his campaign info using a wiki and then slide into disseminating campaign information using social media. How do you manage getting information to your players? Episode 22 Show Agenda Intro including music – DarkTheatre.net Home of the Character Folio Announcements Gamehole NewsThe Rodneys!The what? Yes, The Rodneys....Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:07:43292021 Gender Mixing, Male Players Playing Female Charactershttps://gamingandbs.com/021/
Tue, 03 Feb 2015 18:05:57 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=289https://gamingandbs.com/021/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/021/feed/4<p>Males players playing female characters in roleplaying games, that’s the topic. Do you allow it? Is it a big deal? Episode 21 Show Outline Intro including music – DarkTheatre.net Home of the Character Folio Announcements Submitted Gaming and BS to rpggeek.com. Thanks to Moe Tousignant for the suggestion. 10th annual podcast awards at NMX in Vegas....</p>
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Episode 21 Show Outline

Intro including music – DarkTheatre.net Home of the Character Folio

Announcements

Submitted Gaming and BS to rpggeek.com. Thanks to Moe Tousignant for the suggestion.

10th annual podcast awards at NMX in Vegas. Nominate your show now and have RPG podcasts represent! http://www.podcastawards.com/ having ‘Gaming’ category, but past winners are video game shows!

Email from Josh W., talks about our episode on experience points as well as some suggestions on board games for Brett.

Email from friend of the show, Wayne Humfleet – weighs in on awarding experience points and leveling up.

Email from friend of the show Scott W. who has emailed us before and is hanging out in Austria. He’s also a member of the SinCitySavages podcast. Check out the savages and his youtube channel Disemvowel.

Topics of Discussion

Players with a PC that is an alternate gender than what they are

Do you do it?

Do your players do it / Do you allow it?

Any issues with it?

Die Roll – 2-4 misc points we want to bring up at end of cast. Should be short and sweet, could be a plug, something to check out, etc. Limited time to spout off.

]]>Males players playing female characters in roleplaying games, that’s the topic. Do you allow it? Is it a big deal? Episode 21 Show Outline Intro including music – DarkTheatre.net Home of the Character Folio Announcements Submitted Gaming and BS to rpgg...Males players playing female characters in roleplaying games, that’s the topic. Do you allow it? Is it a big deal? Episode 21 Show Outline Intro including music – DarkTheatre.net Home of the Character Folio Announcements Submitted Gaming and BS to rpggeek.com. Thanks to Moe Tousignant for the suggestion. 10th annual podcast awards at NMX in Vegas....Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:05:42289020 Experience Points & Character Advancementhttps://gamingandbs.com/020/
Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:05:28 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=259https://gamingandbs.com/020/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/020/feed/6<p>Incentive for level-based roleplaying game systems is typically experience points. We talk about player character advancement and how pacing goes back to game balance. How do you handle character advancement in level-based systems? Episode 20 Show Outline Intro including music and Darktheatre.net Announcements Gamehole Con, met with director Alex, and we’re sorting out our plans....</p>
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]]>Incentive for level-based roleplaying game systems is typically experience points. We talk about player character advancement and how pacing goes back to game balance. How do you handle character advancement in level-based systems?Incentive for level-based roleplaying game systems is typically experience points. We talk about player character advancement and how pacing goes back to game balance. How do you handle character advancement in level-based systems? Episode 20 Show Outline Intro including music and Darktheatre.net Announcements Gamehole Con, met with director Alex, and we’re sorting out our plans....Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:10:22259019 Homebrew RPG Settingshttps://gamingandbs.com/019/
Tue, 20 Jan 2015 18:01:27 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=225https://gamingandbs.com/019/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/019/feed/12<p>Brett and Sean talk about homebrew RPG settings versus prepublished ones. Is the mystery lost when players have access to the world atlas and details? What’s your preference? Show outline Advert from Greyed Out Visit their online store and use promo code: GamingandBS to receive 10% off your order. Topics of Discussion – Homebrew RPG Settings...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/019/">019 Homebrew RPG Settings</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Brett and Sean talk about homebrew RPG settings versus prepublished ones. Is the mystery lost when players have access to the world atlas and details? What’s your preference?

Show outline

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Topics of Discussion – Homebrew RPG Settings

Published = Everyone Knows

Anyone can read the source if the buy it

Arguments over how to use the setting “right”

When the world is known/set there’s an official source to “tell you how it is”

No one knows but you and your group

Build Options

Build and then tell/share

Build as a group

Hybrid – using group/player input to help

When it’s yours it’s new

When it comes from you and the group it’s new and the wonder and exploration feeling are there

This is the same for any setting or genre

Brett does this for horror, fantasy, sci-fi, historical

Even if you just take an existing setting and “break it” and get buy in from your group that you’re not going to follow cannon (Hell, Ed Greenwood doesn’t!)

Cannibalize everything (You’re not selling this world – It’s just for you and your group)
You don’t need to be original in all things swipe:

Maps

Adventure ideas

NPC names and stat blocks

Gods

Die Roll – 2-4 misc points we want to bring up at end of cast. Should be short and sweet, could be a plug, something to check out, etc. Limited time to spout off.

Brett

I can’t seem to force myself to get rid of games I know I’ll never play…

]]>Brett and Sean talk about homebrew RPG settings versus prepublished ones. Is the mystery lost when players have access to the world atlas and details? What’s your preference? Show outline Advert from Greyed Out Visit their online store and use promo co...Brett and Sean talk about homebrew RPG settings versus prepublished ones. Is the mystery lost when players have access to the world atlas and details? What’s your preference? Show outline Advert from Greyed Out Visit their online store and use promo code: GamingandBS to receive 10% off your order. Topics of Discussion – Homebrew RPG Settings...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:04:10225018 Re-Alignment, In and Out of Gamehttps://gamingandbs.com/018/
Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:05:28 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=218https://gamingandbs.com/018/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/018/feed/0<p>We circle back to episode 17 where we initially talked about alignment. We address listener feedback and elaborate a bit more on the topic. Episode 18 Show Outline Intro including music Announcements Brett is in news coverage of EverCon: http://www.waow.com/story/27815978/2015/01/09/gamers-come-out-for-evercon Random Encounter – messages from audience via email, G+ community or Twitter Sean – this! is...</p>
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]]>We circle back to episode 17 where we initially talked about alignment. We address listener feedback and elaborate a bit more on the topic. Episode 18 Show Outline Intro including music Announcements Brett is in news coverage of EverCon: http://www.We circle back to episode 17 where we initially talked about alignment. We address listener feedback and elaborate a bit more on the topic. Episode 18 Show Outline Intro including music Announcements Brett is in news coverage of EverCon: http://www.waow.com/story/27815978/2015/01/09/gamers-come-out-for-evercon Random Encounter – messages from audience via email, G+ community or Twitter Sean – this! is...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes57:44218017 Alignment In Fantasy RPGshttps://gamingandbs.com/017/
Tue, 06 Jan 2015 18:05:57 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=204https://gamingandbs.com/017/#respondhttps://gamingandbs.com/017/feed/0<p>We talk about alignment, primarily in D&D/fantasy roleplaying games. How do you handle alignment in your game? Intro including music Announcements Sean submitted event for GaryCon.com in March. Running One Minute to Midnight, a Spycraft d20 scenario. Brett will be at EverCon.org next weekend and is all set to go. Random Encounter – messages from...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/017/">017 Alignment In Fantasy RPGs</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>We talk about alignment, primarily in D&D/fantasy roleplaying games. How do you handle alignment in your game?

Intro including music

Announcements

Sean submitted event for GaryCon.com in March. Running One Minute to Midnight, a Spycraft d20 scenario.

Josh W. writes: I’m enjoying the podcast and I see that iTunes has episodes 7-16 available. What does a guy need to do to hear the first six episodes?

Two little bits of feedback: 1) the intro and outro music is time consuming and I find I skip it pretty much every time. I want to listen to B & S bs about gaming, not some music track. 2) I grew up in northern Minnesota and I’m digging the slight north woods accents that come through, particularly while Brett talks about hunting.

Topics of Discussion – Alignment

D&D

Other systems

What does it help with?

What does it get in the way of?

How “strong” do you use alignments in your games?

Adventurers are insane…

Die Roll – 2-4 misc points we want to bring up at end of cast. Should be short and sweet, could be a plug, something to check out, etc. Limited time to spout off.

Brett

Got my copy of Hobbit Tales – think I’ll bring it to EverCon and give it a try if I have time (Cubicle 7 Entertainment makes it)

Got a new (used) vehicle and a free iPad Air with it so now my youngest son has an iPad and the first new thing he asked for was a copy of the OSRIC rules

]]>We talk about alignment, primarily in D&D/fantasy roleplaying games. How do you handle alignment in your game? Intro including music Announcements Sean submitted event for GaryCon.com in March. Running One Minute to Midnight, a Spycraft d20 scenario.We talk about alignment, primarily in D&D/fantasy roleplaying games. How do you handle alignment in your game? Intro including music Announcements Sean submitted event for GaryCon.com in March. Running One Minute to Midnight, a Spycraft d20 scenario. Brett will be at EverCon.org next weekend and is all set to go. Random Encounter – messages from...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes56:48204016 Props in Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/016/
Tue, 30 Dec 2014 17:00:39 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=193https://gamingandbs.com/016/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/016/feed/2<p>Props in roleplaying games, it may take work but it can add more to your game. Oh! And it doesn’t have to be something the GM offers! Episode 16 Show Outline Intro including music Announcements Hope those out there that celebrated Xmas had a good time with family and friends – and happy upcoming New...</p>
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Episode 16 Show Outline

Intro including music

Announcements

Hope those out there that celebrated Xmas had a good time with family and friends – and happy upcoming New Year!

Email from Scott W. regarding episode 15 – ScifiThe best question you can ask your group of players for this is how does sound work in space, star wars or firefly?. That we’ll help all of the rest of the decisions.

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]]>Props in roleplaying games, it may take work but it can add more to your game. Oh! And it doesn’t have to be something the GM offers! Episode 16 Show Outline Intro including music Announcements Hope those out there that celebrated Xmas had a good time...Props in roleplaying games, it may take work but it can add more to your game. Oh! And it doesn’t have to be something the GM offers! Episode 16 Show Outline Intro including music Announcements Hope those out there that celebrated Xmas had a good time with family and friends – and happy upcoming New...Brett and Sean: Gamers, Podcasters, Game Masters, Geeksyes1:00:14193015 Scifi Roleplaying Gameshttps://gamingandbs.com/015/
Tue, 23 Dec 2014 17:05:10 +0000https://gamingandbs.com/?p=190https://gamingandbs.com/015/#commentshttps://gamingandbs.com/015/feed/1<p>Scifi rpgs, is space handled like Firefly or Star Wars? We talk about the challenges of a scifi game. Hard science and how ‘crazy’ do you get when you offer a scifi rpg to your players? Episode 15 Show Outline Intro Announcements Random Encounter – messages from audience via email, G+ community or Twitter Phil...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com/015/">015 Scifi Roleplaying Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://gamingandbs.com">Gaming and BS RPG Podcast</a>.</p>Scifi rpgs, is space handled like Firefly or Star Wars? We talk about the challenges of a scifi game. Hard science and how ‘crazy’ do you get when you offer a scifi rpg to your players?